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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Invade \In*vade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invaded}; p. pr & vb
n. {Invading}.] [L. invadere, invasum pref. in- in + vadere
to go akin to E. wade: cf OF invader, F. envahir See
{Wade}.]
1. To go into or upon to pass within the confines of to
enter -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state
of life, out of the grisly shade. --Spenser.
2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to
conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into to attack;
as the Romans invaded Great Britain.
Such an enemy Is risen to invade us --Milton.
3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on to violate; as
the king invaded the rights of the people.
4. To grow or spread over to affect injuriously and
progressively; as gangrene invades healthy tissue.
Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon See {Attack}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Invade \In*vade"\, v. i.
To make an invasion. --Brougham.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
invade
v 1: march aggressively into another's territory [syn: {occupy}]
2: to intrude upon infringe, encroach on violate : "This does
not allow the mystery to invade us." [syn: {intrude on}, {obtrude
upon}, {encroach upon}]
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