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invade
(/I/n'v/eI/d )

verb (v)

  • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation(verb.competition)
    Example:
    Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
    Synonym:
    occupy
    source: wordnet30
  • to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate(verb.motion)
    Example:
    This new colleague invades my territory.
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy in large numbers or live on a host(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    infest, overrun
    source: wordnet30
  • penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The cancer had invaded her lungs.
    source: wordnet30
  • To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make an invasion.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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