invade
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
invades;
invaded;
invading
invades;
invaded;
invading
Britannica Dictionary definition of INVADE
1
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to enter (a place, such as a foreign country) in order to take control by military force
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The troops invaded at dawn.
2
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to enter (a place) in large numbers
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Ants invaded the kitchen.
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Tourists invaded the town.
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When tourists invade, the town is a very different place.
b
[+ object]
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to enter or be in (a place where you are not wanted)
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She was invading my space. [=she was too close to me; she was in the place/space where I was or where I wanted to be]
3
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to spread over or into (something) in a harmful way
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The cancer eventually invaded the brain.
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Weeds had invaded the garden.
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Doubts invaded my mind. [=I began to have many doubts]
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Bacteria invaded and caused an infection.
4
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to affect (something, such as your life or privacy) in an unwanted way
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He thinks people were happier before TV and the Internet invaded our lives.
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Photographers invaded her privacy. [=caused her to lose her privacy; intruded on her privacy]
— invader
noun, plural invaders [count]-
The city was attacked by invaders from the north.
