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invade

/I/n'v/eI/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

    verb.competition

    Examples
    Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

    verb.motion

    Examples
    This new colleague invades my territory.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. occupy in large numbers or live on a host

    verb.stative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

    verb.contact

    Examples
    The cancer had invaded her lungs.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  6. To make an invasion.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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