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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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   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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   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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   To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.
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   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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   Invade, v. i. To make an invasion.
   Brougham.
   
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