Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: invade
IPA transcription: [,ɪnv'eɪd]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: invade, occupy
    Meaning: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
  • Synonyms: intrude_on, invade, obtrude_upon, encroach_upon
    Meaning: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
Usage examples
  • Never mind how I happen to know; it is true; they are not planning to invade us at all!
  • The same winter the Athenians in Sicily and the Rhegians, with thirty ships, made an expedition against the islands of Aeolus; it being impossible to invade them in summer, owing to the want of water.
  • Finally, that the intent of the President of the United States, already developed, to invade our soil, capture our forts, blockade our ports, and wage war against us, rendered it necessary to raise means to a much larger amount than had been done, to defray the expenses of maintaining independence and repelling invasion.