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invade vs overrun

overrun vs invade

invade is not a noun while overrun is a noun.

invade and overrun both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
invade No No Yes No
overrun Yes No Yes No
As verbs, overrun is a hyponym of invade; that is, overrun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than invade:
  • invade: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
  • overrun: invade in great numbers
Other hyponyms of invade include infest.
As verbs, invade and overrun are synonyms defined as:
  • invade and overrun: occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Other synonyms of invade include infest.
invade (noun) overrun (noun)
too much production or more than expected
invade (verb) overrun (verb)
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation run beyond or past
penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way seize the position of and defeat
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate flow or run over (a limit or brim)
occupy in large numbers or live on a host invade in great numbers
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Difference between invade and overrun

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