Invade

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Origin

From Latin invādō, invādere ("enter, invade").

Full definition of invade

Verb

1. (transitive) To move into.Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
• SpenserWhich becomes a body, and doth then invade
  The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
2. (transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
• 2012, April 26, Tasha Robinson, Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :, When a typical gaffe has him invading the Beagle and trying to rob Charles Darwin (David Tennant), he learns that his beloved “parrot” Polly is actually a dodo bird.
3. (transitive) To infest or overrun.The picnic was invaded by ants.
4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.The king invaded the rights of the people.

Related terms

• invader
• invasion
• invasive