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Meanings of invade in English

Spanish
invadir

To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.

invadir
Portuguese
invadir

Occupy in large numbers or live on a host.

invadir
Portuguese
invadir
Catalan
ocupar
Spanish
invadir

March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.

invadir
Usage of invade in English
1
The people, he says, believe the Americans could invade at any time.
Radio NZ
2
To invade this world is not bad breeding; it is social sacrilege.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
3
The number of Supercolony fighters able to invade grew faster and faster.
Anthill: a novel
4
Backstopping them are new tools to invade and disrupt enemy data networks.
Wired
5
Nobody has any right to invade land, to violate other people's rights.
The South African
6
Should the Russians invade, Amanda's group would be right in their path.
The Guardian
7
Surface glycoproteins are principal receptors used by pathogens to invade target cells.
Pubmed
8
Larvae or maggots are able to invade natural cavities and induce myiasis.
Pubmed
9
Already, I see umbrella groups and bureaucracy beginning to invade these spaces.
BBC
10
We know that they met, we can guess they plan to invade.
The Lady of the Rivers
11
I don't intend to invade your personal privacy by asking about that.
Labor Day
12
It approved the 2002 AUMF to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
The Guardian
13
Who was this bastard to think he could invade her home-herroom?
Dhampir
14
This has encouraged illegal gold miners and loggers to invade indigenous reservations.
Reuters
15
I have never sought to invade the rights of the southern states.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
16
Someone had opened the window to flee the house, not to invade.
A big little life
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Invade through the time
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
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