invade

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verb

1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (Freq. 7)
- Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
• Syn:
occupy
• Derivationally related forms:
occupier (for: occupy), occupation (for: occupy), invasive, invasion, invader
• Hypernyms:
attack, assail
• Hyponyms:
infest, overrun
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (Freq. 4)
- This new colleague invades my territory
- The neighbors intrude on your privacy
• Syn:
intrude on, obtrude upon, encroach upon
• Derivationally related forms:
invasive, invasion, invader
• Hypernyms:
enter, come in, get into, get in, go into,
go in, move into
• Hyponyms:
foray into, raid
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
• Syn:
overrun, infest
• Derivationally related forms:
infestation (for: infest), invasion
• Hypernyms:
inhabit
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Something ----s something
4. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
- The cancer had invaded her lungs
• Derivationally related forms:
invasive, invasion
• Hypernyms:
interpenetrate, permeate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  overrun, infest, intrude on, obtrude upon, encroach upon, occupy