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| 1. | [ verb ] (military) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation | |
| Synonyms: | occupy | |
| Examples: | "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" |
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| Related terms: | attack infest invader occupier | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; This new colleague invades my territory" | |
| Synonyms: | obtrude_upon encroach_upon intrude_on | |
| Examples: | "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" |
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| Related terms: | go_in enter foray_into invasion | |
| 3. | [ verb ] occupy in large numbers or live on a host | |
| Synonyms: | overrun infest | |
| Examples: | "cockroaches invaded my kitchen" "Ants overran the picnic table" "the Kudzu plant infests muchof the South" and is spreading to the North" |
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| Related terms: | inhabit infestation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way | |
| Examples: | "The cancer had invaded her lungs" |
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| Related terms: | interpenetrate invasion | |
| Similar spelling: |
invader innovate infidel invading inapt inpatient innovator inhabited inept inaptness |
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