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invade implies a hostile and injurious entry into the territory or sphere of another.

INVADE definition: to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent. See examples of invade used in a sentence.

1. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent. 2. to enter as if to take possession: to invade a neighbor's home. 3. to enter and affect injuriously or destructively: viruses that invade the …

Definition of invade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army. In autumn 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno. [VERB noun] The Romans and the Normans came to Britain …

INVADE meaning: 1. to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it….

Invade definition: To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage.

to enter as if to take possession: to invade a neighbor's home. to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease: viruses that invade the bloodstream.

To intrude upon; infringe; encroach on; violate: as, to invade the privacy of a family. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.