Antonyms for invade

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-veyd

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈveɪd

Definition of invade

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French invader "to invade," and directly from Latin invadere "to go into, enter upon; assail, assault, attack" (see invasion). Related: invaded; invading.

verb attack and encroach

Example sentences :

Would it be wise to invade this home just at this juncture and introduce boarders?
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

General Lee was encouraged to assume the offensive, and to invade Pennsylvania.
Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle

The fragrance and beauty of the lily seemed suddenly to invade his spirit.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

The British were about to invade the colonies from Canada by way of that lake.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 » by Various

Well––er––do you think they intend to invade our upper range this year?
Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge

He might want to talk all night, try crazily to invade my privacy.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

Are these the laws that it is natural to love, and sacrilegious to invade?
Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

They will invade us again, and probably we shall beat them back.
Extract from : « No Surrender! » by G. A. Henty

Here, then, was the daring leader chosen to invade New France.
Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut

Elated by Chancellorsville, Lee determined to invade the North.
Extract from : « The Land We Live In » by Henry Mann

Synonyms for invade

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