English verb: invade | |||
1. | invade (competition) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation | ||
Samples | Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. | ||
Synonyms | occupy | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assail, attack | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | infest, overrun | ||
2. | invade (motion) to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate | ||
Samples | This new colleague invades my territory. The neighbors intrude on your privacy. | ||
Synonyms | encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | foray into, raid | ||
3. | invade (stative) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | ||
Samples | The Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North. | ||
Synonyms | infest, overrun | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inhabit | ||
4. | invade (contact) penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way | ||
Samples | The cancer had invaded her lungs. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interpenetrate, permeate | ||