Definition of invade
- v. t. - To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to
enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.
- v. t. - To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view
to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the
Romans invaded Great Britain.
- v. t. - To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as,
the king invaded the rights of the people.
- v. t. - To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and
progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
- v. i. - To make an invasion.