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invade

[in-veyd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

invaded, invading

to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
Synonyms: attack, penetrate
to enter like an enemy.
Locusts invaded the fields.
Synonyms: attack, penetrate
to enter as if to take possession.
to invade a neighbor's home.
to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease.
viruses that invade the bloodstream.
to intrude upon.
to invade the privacy of a family.
to encroach or infringe upon.
to invade the rights of citizens.
to permeate.
The smell of baking invades the house.
to penetrate; spread into or over.
The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.

invaded, invading

invade

/ ɪnˈveɪd /

to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force
(tr) to occupy in large numbers; overrun; infest
(tr) to trespass or encroach upon (privacy, etc)
(tr) to enter and spread throughout, esp harmfully; pervade
(of plants, esp weeds) to become established in (a place to which they are not native)

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Origin of invade¹

First recorded in 1485–95; from Latin invādere, from in- in- ² + vādere “to go, walk” ( wade )

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Origin of invade¹

C15: from Latin invādere, from vādere to go

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The US says the aim of the deployment, the largest by the US in the region since it invaded Panama in 1989, is to combat drug trafficking.

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