invade, v.
(invaded, invades, invading)
freq. cnt. 11
(invaded, invades, invading)
freq. cnt. 11
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
invade occupy
sample sentences
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
encroach upon intrude on invade obtrude upon
sample sentences
"This new colleague invades my territory""The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
<verb.contact>
invade
sample sentences
"The cancer had invaded her lungs"verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
<verb.stative>
infest invade overrun
sample sentences
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s something
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s something
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym