invade
English
/ɪnˈveɪd/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To move into.
- (transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.
- (transitive) To infest or overrun.
- To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
- To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.
Etymology
Derived from Latin invādō (invade, enter) root from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (go, pass, cross, walk, wade).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weh₂dʰ-
Gloss
go, pass, cross, walk, wade
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bioinvade English
- bioinvader English
- coinvade English
- evade English
- invadable English
- invadee English
- invader English
- invadest English
- invadeth English
- invadosome English
- pervader English
- pervasive English
- reinvade English
- uninvadable English
- evasionem Latin
- invasivus Latin
- invādō Latin
- invāsiōnem Latin
- pervado Latin
- vadum Latin
- *weh₂dʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wadaną Proto-Germanic
- *wadą Proto-Germanic
- *wadlen Middle English
- invader Middle French
- *wāðō Proto-Italic
- *wa(d) Proto-Albanian
- *wadmi Proto-Albanian