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invade

/ɪnˈveɪd/verb2 syllables

Invade means: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.

Synonyms for invade6

verb, as in to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

intrude on, obtrude upon, encroach upon

verb, as in occupy in large numbers or live on a host

overrun, infest

verb, as in march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

What does invade mean?4

verb

1

to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate“This new colleague invades my territory”

2

occupy in large numbers or live on a host“the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”

3

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation“Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939”

4

penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way“The cancer had invaded her lungs”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with invade?58

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All 58 rhymes for invade, grouped by syllable

Invade in a sentence

  • You must not invade the privacy of others.CM
  • It should be forbidden to invade countries whose names one can't pronounce correctly.mailohilohi
  • People shouldn't be allowed to invade countries whose names they can't pronounce correctly.mailohilohi
  • We cannot let these foreign words invade our language.mailohilohi
  • I have no right to invade someone else's life.AlanF_US
  • You have no right to invade someone else's life.AlanF_US
  • They invaded the country with tanks and guns.CM
  • Ukrainians don't deserve to be invaded by a rapacious army.shekitten

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Forms of invade

as a verb

past tense
invaded
present participle
invading
third-person singular
invades
past participle
invaded