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   invade

   /ɪnˈveɪd/

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   • 1. (of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it: "during the Second World War the island was invaded by the Axis powers" Similar occupyconquercaptureseizetake (over)annexwingainsecuremarch intooverrunoverwhelmstormdescend onswoop onswarm oversurge overmake inroads onattackassailassaultraidplundermaraudOpposite withdraw from
   • ▪ enter (a place, situation, or sphere of activity) in large numbers, especially with intrusive effect: "demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace" Similar permeatepervadefillspread through/overdiffuse throughimbueperfusebe disseminated throughflow throughassailattacktake over
   • ▪ (of a parasite or disease) spread into (an organism or bodily part): "sometimes the worms invade the central nervous system"
   • ▪ encroach or intrude on: "he felt his privacy was being invaded" Similar intrude onviolateencroach oninfringe ontrespass onobtrude onburst in oninterruptdisturbdisruptinformal:horn in onmuscle in onarchaic:entrench onOpposite respect

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack or assault (a person’)): from Latin invadere, from in- ‘into’ + vadere ‘go’.

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   What does it mean to invade a country?

   • When you Invade, you aggressively take over or occupy a place. If a country's leader wants to gain more land, the military might invade a neighboring country. Not everything that invades is militaristic.

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   What is the difference between infringe and invade?

   • infringe implies an encroachment clearly violating a right or prerogative. invade implies a hostile and injurious entry into the territory or sphere of another. The troops invaded at dawn. When tourists invade, the town is a very different place. The cancer eventually invaded the brain. Weeds had invaded the garden.

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   What does it mean if people invade a place?

   • If you say that people or animals invade a place, you mean that they enter it in large numbers, often in a way that is unpleasant or difficult to deal with. People invaded the streets in victory processions almost throughout the day. [VERB noun] Every so often the kitchen would be invaded by ants. [VERB noun]

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   What does Invadir mean?

   • 入侵，侵略, （通常為了謀財或搞破壞而不受歡迎地）湧入，蜂擁而至, 強勢進入（某領域）… 入侵，侵略, （通常为了谋财或搞破坏而不受欢迎地）涌入，蜂拥而入, 强势进入（某领域）… invadir… invadir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INVADE definition: 1. to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it…. Learn more.

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     INVADE translate: вторгаться, нападать , наводнять,...

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     invade translate: 침입하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     invade translate: 侵略する. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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