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Invade \In*vade"\, v. i.
To make an invasion. --Brougham.
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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}.]
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1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to
enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
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Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
--Spenser.
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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.
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Such an enemy
Is risen to invade us. --Milton.
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3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as,
the king invaded the rights of the people.
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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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