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1 definition found 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}.
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