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invade

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˌɪnˈveɪd// UK //ɪnvˈeɪd// in·vade General-service

v. to enter a place by force with an army to take control of it. You can also use it when someone enters your private space without an invitation.

v. to enter a country or region by force with an armed force in order to conquer or occupy it. Also used metaphorically to describe an intrusive entry into a private or protected space.


SIMPLE

The army plans to invade the neighboring country at dawn.

CONTEXTUAL

Tourists often invade the small coastal village during the summer months, making it difficult for locals to find parking.

COMPLEX

Historians continue to debate the strategic blunders that occurred when the empire decided to invade the northern territories without securing its own supply lines first.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

Pitfall

they invaded into the citythey invaded the cityInvade is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'into'.

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