invade
invade is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain. Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. Milton.
- 2.To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.
- 3.To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue. See Attack.
- 4.To make an invasion. Brougham.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- assail
- encroach upon
- to attack
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is invade.
- What is to enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain. Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. Milton called?
- What is to attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people called?
- What is to grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue. See Attack called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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