INVADE


Meaning of INVADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈvād ]

transitive verb

( in·vad·ed ; in·vad·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin invadere, from in- + vadere to go — more at wade

Date: 15th century

1. : to enter for conquest or plunder

2. : to encroach upon : infringe

3.

a. : to spread over or into as if invading : permeate

doubts invade his mind

b. : to affect injuriously and progressively

gangrene invade s healthy tissue

Synonyms: see trespass

• in·vad·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.