Invade

Definition of Invade

In`vade´

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.]
	1.	To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; - used of forcible or rude ingress. 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.
v. i.	1.	To make an invasion.

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