I.a., to go, come, or get into, to enter upon.
I. Lit.: “ignis quocumque invasit, cuncta disturbat ac dissipat,” Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 41: “consul exercitusque Romanus sine certamine urbem invasere,” Liv. 10, 10, 4; 24, 33 al.: “forum,” Tac. H. 1, 33: “oppidum,” Front. Strat. 3, 10, 2.—
B. Transf.
1. To get into, fall into: ut profugiens hostem, inimici invadam manus, Att. ap. Non. 234, 1.—
2. In gen., to go, make, accomplish a distance: “biduo tria milia stadiorum invasit,” Tac. A. 11, 8.—
3. To enter upon, set foot upon: “tuque invade viam,” Verg. A. 6, 260: “lutum minis frigidum,” App. M. 9, p. 232, 11. —
4. To enter violently, move against, rush upon, fall upon, assail, assault, attack, invade (syn. oppugno); constr with in and acc., or simple acc.
(α).
With in and acc. (so nearly always in Cic.; cf. II. B. γ infra): “in oppidum antiquum et vetus,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 60: “in transversa latera invaserant cohortes,” Liv. 27, 42: “globus juvenum in ipsum consulem invadit,” id. 2, 47: “in collum (mulieris) invasit,” fell upon her neck, Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77: “alicujus pectus amplexibus,” to embrace, Petr. 91: “aliquem basiolis,” id. 85; “with osculari,” id. 74: “in Galliam,” Cic. Phil. 11, 2: “si in eas (urbes) vi cum exercitu invasisses,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20: “cum ferro in aliquem,” id. Caecin. 9, 25.—Impers.: “in oculos invadi nunc est optimum,” Plaut. As. 5, 2, 58.—
(β).
With simple acc.: “aciem hastati invadunt,” Liv. 9, 35: “stationem hostium,” id. 37, 20: “validissimas Pompeii copias,” Nep. Dat. 6, 7: “vicinos portus,” Verg. A. 3, 382: “urbem,” id. ib. 2, 265: “jam tandem invasit medios,” id. ib. 12, 497: “eam (Europam),” Nep. Them. 2: “regem,” Val. Max. 3, 2, 3: “in lecto cubantem,” Nep. Dion, 9, 4: “greges,” Ov. F. 2, 210: “madida cum veste gravatum,” Verg. A. 6, 361: “ventus invasit nubem,” Lucr. 6, 174: “canes appropinquantem invadunt,” Col. 7, 12, 7: “castra,” Liv. 10, 35; cf.: “quem semel invasit senectus,” Col. 2, 1, 4.—Pass.: “sperans, mox effusos hostes invadi posse,” Sall. J. 87 fin.—Pass. impers.: “signo dato, undique simul ex insidiis invaditur,” Sall. J. 113.—
5. To rush into, enter hurriedly into a struggle, fight, etc. (poet.): “Martem,” Verg. A. 12, 712: “proelia,” Mart. 9, 57, 6: “certamina,” Sil. 17, 473: “bella,” id. 9, 12: “pugnam,” id. 12, 199 al.; cf.: in pugnas, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 323, 32; and: “aut pugnam aut aliquid jam dudum invadere magnum mens agitat mihi,” to attempt, enter hurriedly upon, Verg. A. 9, 186. —
6. To make an attack on, seize, grasp: “Jubae barbam,” Suet. Caes. 71: “cibum avidius,” Aur. Vict. Epit. 20, 9: “pallium,” Petr. 5, 15: “capillos,” Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 5: “virgineos artus,” Ov. M. 11, 200; cf. Suet. Ner. 29. —
II. Trop.
A. To fall upon, seize, take possession of, usurp; constr. with in and acc., or simple acc.
(α).
With in and acc.: “in multas pecunias,” Cic. Phil. 2, 16: “in quod ipsa invaderet,” id. N. D. 2, 49, 124: “in fortunas alicujus,” id. Phil. 2, 26, 65; id. Rosc. Am. 5: “in praedia alicujus,” id. ib. 8: “in nomen Marii,” id. Phil. 1, 1: “in arcem illius causae,” id. Fam. 1, 9, 8. —
(β).
With simple acc.: “dictaturam,” Suet. Caes. 9: “consulatum,” id. Aug. 26: “rempublicam,” Just. 5, 8, 12: “imperium,” Sall. J. 38.—
B. To make an attack on, seize, lay hold of, attack, befall a person or thing; with simple acc., or in and acc., or dat.
(α).
With simple acc.: “cum gravis morbus invasit,” Plaut. As. 1, 1, 40: “ne reliquos populares metus invaderet,” Sall. J. 35 fin.: “cupido Marium,” id. ib. 89, 6; id. C. 31, 1 al.: “tantus repente terror invasit, ut,” Caes. B. C. 1, 14.—
(β).
With in and acc.: “dolor in oculos,” Lucr. 6, 659: “pestis in vitam invasit,” Cic. Off. 3, 7: “in philosophiam,” id. Tusc. 2, 1, 4: “in nomen Marii,” id. Phil. 1, 2, 5: “vis avaritiae in animos eorum invasit,” Sall. J. 32, 4: “vis morbi in corpus meum,” Liv. 28, 29; cf.: “lassitudine invaserunt misero (mihi) in genua flemina,” Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 5. —
(δ).
Absol.: “ubi pro continentiā et aequitate lubido atque superbia invasere,” Sall. C. 2, 5: “ubi contagio quasi pestilentia invasit,” id. ib. 10, 6: “cum potentiā avaritia sine modo ... invasere,” id. J. 41, 9.—
