invade Sentence Examples

  1. The army made plans to invade the neighboring kingdom at dawn.
  2. The virus seemed to invade every corner of the population despite precautions.
  3. We watched helplessly as weeds started to invade our carefully tended garden.
  4. The ants continued to invade the kitchen, searching for crumbs.
  5. As winter approached, rodents would often invade homes in search of warmth.
  6. The invasive species threatened to invade the delicate ecosystem of the island.
  7. The privacy of our personal space felt violated when strangers would invade it without permission.
  8. He felt a sense of dread as negative thoughts began to invade his mind.
  9. Media coverage of the scandal seemed to invade every aspect of public discourse.
  10. The loud music from the party next door seemed to invade our apartment, making it hard to sleep.

invade Meaning

Wordnet

invade (v)

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

to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

occupy in large numbers or live on a host

penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

Webster

invade (v. t.)

To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.

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.

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.

To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

Webster

invade (v. i.)

To make an invasion.

FAQs About the word invade

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation, to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate, occu

raid, ravage, conquer, occupy, dominate, attack,overrun, plunder, overwhelm, besiege

guard, guard,protect, defend, protect, defend, safeguard, safeguard, oppose, defy

The army made plans to invade the neighboring kingdom at dawn.

The virus seemed to invade every corner of the population despite precautions.

We watched helplessly as weeds started to invade our carefully tended garden.

The ants continued to invade the kitchen, searching for crumbs.