invade
verb
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- invasion derivation
- military control derivation
- invader derivation
- occupier derivation
- incursive derivation
Sense 2 verb
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
This new colleague invades my territory
Types & categories
- enter hypernym
- foray into hyponym
Related & opposite
- intrusion derivation
- invader derivation
- encroachinga derivation
Sense 3 verb
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Types & categories
- inhabit hypernym
Related & opposite
- intrusion derivation
- infestation derivation
- infestation derivation
Sense 4 verb
penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
The cancer had invaded her lungs
Types & categories
- interpenetrate hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | invasion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | military control |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | invader |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | occupier |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incursive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overrun |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrusion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | invader |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | encroachinga |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | enter |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | foray into |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrusion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | infestation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | infestation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inhabit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | invasion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | invasive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | interpenetrate |