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invade

[ in-veyd ]

verb (used with object)

invaded, invading.
  1. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:

    Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

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  2. to enter like an enemy:

    Locusts invaded the fields.

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  3. to enter as if to take possession:

    to invade a neighbor's home.

  4. to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease:

    viruses that invade the bloodstream.

  5. to intrude upon:

    to invade the privacy of a family.

  6. to encroach or infringe upon:

    to invade the rights of citizens.

  7. to permeate:

    The smell of baking invades the house.

  8. to penetrate; spread into or over:

    The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.



verb (used without object)

invaded, invading.
  1. to make an invasion:

    troops awaiting the signal to invade.

invade

/ ɪ²Ôˈ±¹±ðɪ»å /

verb

  1. to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force
  2. tr to occupy in large numbers; overrun; infest
  3. tr to trespass or encroach upon (privacy, etc)
  4. tr to enter and spread throughout, esp harmfully; pervade
  5. (of plants, esp weeds) to become established in (a place to which they are not native)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ¾±²Ôˈ±¹²¹»å±ð°ù, noun
  • ¾±²Ôˈ±¹²¹»å²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±²Ô·±¹²¹»åa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ¾±²Ô·±¹²¹»åİù noun
  • ±ç³Ü²¹î€È´¾±-¾±²Ô·±¹²¹»åĻå adjective
  • °ù±ði²Ô·±¹²¹»å±ð verb (used with object) reinvaded reinvading
  • un¾±²Ô·±¹²¹»åa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·±¹²¹»åĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of invade1

First recorded in 1485–95; from Latin ¾±²Ô±¹Äå»å±ð°ù±ð, from in- in- 2 + ±¹Äå»å±ð°ù±ð “to go, walk†( wade )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of invade1

C15: from Latin ¾±²Ô±¹Äå»å±ð°ù±ð, from ±¹Äå»å±ð°ù±ð to go
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Black mustard grows quickly and will soon be sending out seeds that could easily invade the pristine soil on the structure.

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"They also have a memory of the Winter War, which transpired during World War Two, where they were invaded by the Soviet Union."

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But Russia took the cash and invaded Ukraine anyway.

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In an infected person, the fungus invades the body and causes symptoms such as fever, chills, sepsis and organ failure.

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“Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him,†Abraham added in his post, which was shared in English and Hebrew.

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