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Invasion vs. Invade — What's the Difference?

Invasion vs. Invade — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Invasion and Invade

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Invasion

An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering; liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a territory; forcing the partition of a country; altering the established government or gaining concessions from said government; or a combination thereof. An invasion can be the cause of a war, be a part of a larger strategy to end a war, or it can constitute an entire war in itself.

Invade

(of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it
During the Second World War the island was invaded by the Axis powers

Invasion

The act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer.

Invade

To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
The Romans invaded Britain.

Invasion

The entry into bodily tissue and subsequent proliferation of an injurious entity, such as a pathogen or tumor.
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Invade

To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd
Each weekend, skiers invade the mountain town.

Invasion

An intrusion or encroachment
Your reading her diary was an invasion of her privacy.

Invade

To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen
Bacteria have invaded the lungs.

Invasion

A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

Invade

To encroach or intrude on; violate
Invade someone's privacy.

Invasion

The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
An invasion of mobile phones
An invasion of bees
An invasion of foreign tourists

Invade

To make an invasion
The cancer had invaded deeply into his liver.

Invasion

(medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.

Invade

(transitive) To move into.
Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.

Invasion

(surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.

Invade

(transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.
Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

Invasion

The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

Invade

(transitive) To infest or overrun.
The picnic was invaded by ants.

Invasion

A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.

Invade

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
The king invaded the rights of the people.

Invasion

The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.

Invade

To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

Invasion

The act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

Invade

To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; - used of forcible or rude ingress.
Which becomes a body, and doth then invadeThe state of life, out of the grisly shade.

Invasion

Any entry into an area not previously occupied;
An invasion of tourists
An invasion of locusts

Invade

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.
Such an enemyIs risen to invade us.

Invasion

(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body;
The tumor's invasion of surrounding structures

Invade

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.

Invade

To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

Invade

To make an invasion.

Invade

March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation;
Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939

Invade

To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate;
This new colleague invades my territory
The neighbors intrude on your privacy

Invade

Occupy in large numbers or live on a host;
The Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North

Invade

Penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way;
The cancer had invaded her lungs

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