invade

English Thesaurus

1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	assail, attack,
definition	:	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition)

hyponym	:	infest, overrun,
definition	:	invade in great numbers (verb.motion)

2. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	interpenetrate, permeate,
definition	:	penetrate mutually or be interlocked (verb.contact)

3. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into,
definition	:	to come or go into (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	foray into, raid,
definition	:	enter someone else's territory and take spoils (verb.motion)

4. occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	inhabit,
definition	:	be present in (verb.stative)

5. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (verb.competition)

derivation	:	invasion,
definition	:	the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	military control, occupation,
definition	:	the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power (noun.act)

derivation	:	encroacher, invader,
definition	:	someone who enters by force in order to conquer (noun.person)

derivation	:	occupier,
definition	:	a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country (noun.person)

derivation	:	incursive, invading, invasive,
definition	:	involving invasion or aggressive attack (adj.all)

6. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (verb.contact)

derivation	:	invasion,
definition	:	(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body (noun.event)

derivation	:	invasive,
definition	:	marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue (adj.all)

7. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (verb.motion)

derivation	:	encroachment, intrusion, invasion,
definition	:	any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

derivation	:	encroacher, invader,
definition	:	someone who enters by force in order to conquer (noun.person)

derivation	:	encroaching, invasive, trespassing,
definition	:	gradually intrusive without right or permission (adj.all)

8. occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative)

derivation	:	encroachment, intrusion, invasion,
definition	:	any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

derivation	:	infestation, plague,
definition	:	a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)

derivation	:	infestation,
definition	:	the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites (noun.state)

9. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (verb.competition)

derivation	:	invasion,
definition	:	the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder (noun.act)

derivation	:	military control, occupation,
definition	:	the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power (noun.act)

derivation	:	encroacher, invader,
definition	:	someone who enters by force in order to conquer (noun.person)

derivation	:	occupier,
definition	:	a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country (noun.person)

derivation	:	incursive, invading, invasive,
definition	:	involving invasion or aggressive attack (adj.all)

10. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (verb.contact)

derivation	:	invasion,
definition	:	(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body (noun.event)

derivation	:	invasive,
definition	:	marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue (adj.all)

11. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (verb.motion)

derivation	:	encroachment, intrusion, invasion,
definition	:	any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

derivation	:	encroacher, invader,
definition	:	someone who enters by force in order to conquer (noun.person)

derivation	:	encroaching, invasive, trespassing,
definition	:	gradually intrusive without right or permission (adj.all)

12. occupy in large numbers or live on a host (verb.stative)

derivation	:	encroachment, intrusion, invasion,
definition	:	any entry into an area not previously occupied (noun.event)

derivation	:	infestation, plague,
definition	:	a swarm of insects that attack plants (noun.group)

derivation	:	infestation,
definition	:	the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites (noun.state)