INVADE


Meaning of INVADE in English

v.tr. (often absol.)

1. enter (a country etc.) under arms to control or subdue it.

2 swarm into.

3 (of a disease) attack (a body etc.).

4 encroach upon (a person's rights, esp. privacy).

Derivatives:

invader n.

Etymology: L invadere invas- (as IN-(2), vadere go)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.