Invade /(?)/

In·vade

Invade

v. t.

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. [Obs.]
    Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
  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.
  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.

Invade

v. i.
  1. To make an invasion.