Overrun vs Invade - What's the Difference?

Invade

Overrun

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • too much production or more than expected
Definition as Verb
  • penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
  • to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
  • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
  • occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Definition as Verb
  • seize the position of and defeat
  • run beyond or past
  • invade in great numbers
  • occupy in large numbers or live on a host
  • flow or run over (a limit or brim)

Examples

  • "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
  • "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
  • "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
  • "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
  • "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
  • "The plane overran the runway"
  • "the roaches infested our kitchen"
  • "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Noun, Verb