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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for invade:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

invade
    v 1: march aggressively into another's territory by military
         force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler
         invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: invade,
         occupy]
    2: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new
       colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
       your privacy" [syn: intrude on, invade, obtrude upon,
       encroach upon]
    3: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant
       infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
       [syn: invade, overrun, infest]
    4: penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The
       cancer had invaded her lungs"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Invade \In*vade"\, v. i.
   To make an invasion. --Brougham.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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