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verb (used with object)
1.
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
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to enter like an enemy: Locusts invaded the fields.
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to enter as if to take possession: to invade a neighbor's home.
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to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease: viruses that invade the bloodstream.
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EXPANDto intrude upon: to invade the privacy of a family.
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to encroach or infringe upon: to invade the rights of citizens.
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to permeate: The smell of baking invades the house.
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COLLAPSEto penetrate; spread into or over: The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.
verb (used without object)
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to make an invasion: troops awaiting the signal to invade.
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| invading | |
adjective | |
| involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" [syn: incursive] |
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