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invade

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈveɪd/
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Definition of invade

verb

[with object]
  • (of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it:during the Second World War the island was invaded by the Axis powers
  • enter (a place, situation, or sphere of activity) in large numbers, especially with intrusive effect:demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace
  • (of a parasite or disease) spread into (an organism or bodily part): sometimes the worms invade the central nervous system
  • encroach or intrude on:he felt his privacy was being invaded

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'attack or assault (a person')): from Latin invadere, from in- 'into' + vadere 'go'

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