# invade

Pronunciation: say "in-VAYD" /ɪnˈveɪd/

## Verb

1. To enter a territory by force, usually in order to conquer it.
   - Simple: To enter a place by force, usually to take control of it.
   - _Foreign armies invade weaker nations to seize their resources._
   - _Napoleon's forces invaded Russia in 1812._
2. To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, often intending to cause trouble or some unpleasant situation.
   - Simple: To show up somewhere without being asked, often to cause trouble.
   - _Protesters invade the council chambers to disrupt the meeting._
   - _Memories of the accident invaded her thoughts every night._
3. To attack, infringe, or encroach on something, especially another's rights or privacy.
   - Simple: To go against or break into someone's rights, space, or privacy.
   - _Surveillance programs invade the privacy of ordinary citizens._
   - _The decree invaded liberties that had stood for centuries._
4. To infest or overrun a place, spreading through it in large numbers.
   - Simple: To spread into a place in large, harmful numbers.
   - _Invasive beetles invade healthy forests and kill the trees._
   - _Algae invaded the lake after the fertilizer runoff._
5. To move into and occupy a space, spreading through it.
   - Simple: To move into a space and take it over.
   - _Damp odors invade every corner of an old house._
   - _A sudden chill invaded the hall as the storm approached._

## Origin

From Latin invādō, meaning "to enter" or "to invade".

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