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   Invade (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.] [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E. wade:  cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See Wade.]
   
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   1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
   
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   Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
   
   The state of life, out of the grisly shade. Spenser.
   
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   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”.
   
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   Such an enemy
   
   Is risen to invade us. Milton.
   
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   3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, “the king invaded the rights of the people”.
   
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   4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, “gangrene invades healthy tissue”.
   
   Syn. -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack.
   
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