invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
invades
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present tense formof invade (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Researchers led by Tajie Harris, PhD, set out to understand how the immune system responds when Toxoplasma invades CD8+ T cells, which are specialized immune cells responsible for killing infected cells.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
If the United States invades Greenland, she will flee her home with her daughter.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Civil rights groups and privacy campaigners have consistently opposed LFRT, saying it invades people's privacy, and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
A sorrow as black as the night outside invades me, and I feel my throat clamping.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
