vverb.competitionmarch aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupationSynset:occupy
Examples:- Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
Derivationally Related Form:invaderoccupationoccupierinvasiveinvasion
Hypernyms:assail attack
Inherited Hypernyms:invadeattackcontend
Direct Hyponyms:infestoverrun
Full Troponyms:infest
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.motionto intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violateSynset:encroach upon intrude on obtrude upon
Examples:- This new colleague invades my territory
- The neighbors intrude on your privacy
Derivationally Related Form:invaderinvasiveinvasion
Hypernyms:come in enter get in get into go in go into move into
Inherited Hypernyms:intrude onenter
Direct Hyponyms:foray intoraid
Full Troponyms:foray intomaraud
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.stativeoccupy in large numbers or live on a hostSynset:infest overrun
Examples:- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Derivationally Related Form:infestationinvasion
Hypernyms:inhabit
Inherited Hypernyms:invadeinhabitbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactpenetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious wayExamples:- The cancer had invaded her lungs
Derivationally Related Form:invasiveinvasion
Hypernyms:interpenetrate permeate
Inherited Hypernyms:invadeinterpenetratepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something