INVADES

Verb

invades

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invade

Source: Wiktionary


INVADE

In*vade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.] Etym: [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See Wade.]

1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. Spenser.

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. Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. Milton.

3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.

4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

Syn.

– To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack.

In*vade", v. i.

Definition: To make an invasion. Brougham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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