invade

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·vade [invade invades invaded invading] BrE [ɪnˈveɪd] NAmE [ɪnˈveɪd] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it
•Troops invaded on August 9th that year.
•~ sth When did the Romans invade Britain?
2. transitive ~ sth to enter a place in large numbers, especially in a way that causes damage or confusion
•Demonstrators invaded the government buildings.
•As the final whistle blew, fans began invading the field.
•The cancer cells may invade other parts of the body.
3. transitive ~ sth to affect sth in an unpleasant or annoying way
•Do the press have the right to invade her privacy in this way?
see also ↑invasion, ↑invasive
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack or assault (a person)’): from Latin invadere, from in- ‘into’ + vadere ‘go’.

Thesaurus:
invade verb I, T
•When did the Romans invade Britain?
occupy • • conquer • • take • • capture • • seize • • attack • • storm • |formal annex •
invade/occupy/conquer/seize/attack/annex a country/region
invade/occupy/conquer/take/capture/seize/attack/storm a town/city
troops/soldiers invade/occupy/take/capture/seize/attack/storm a place
a country invades/occupies/conquers/attacks/annexes a place

Example Bank:
•Does the press have the right to invade her privacy in this way?
•You feel tense with worrying thoughts constantly invading your sleep.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  overrun, infest, intrude on, obtrude upon, encroach upon, occupy