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in·vade

 (ĭn-vād′)
v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades
v.tr.
1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage: The Romans invaded Britain.
2. To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd: Each weekend, skiers invade the mountain town.
3. To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen: Bacteria have invaded the lungs.
4. To encroach or intrude on; violate: invade someone's privacy.
v.intr.
To make an invasion: The cancer had invaded deeply into his liver.

[Middle English, from Old French invader, from Latin invādere : in-, in; see in-2 + vādere, to go.]

in·vad′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.invader - someone who enters by force in order to conquerinvader - someone who enters by force in order to conquer
interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
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invader

noun attacker, raider, plunderer, aggressor, looter, trespasser The invaders were finally crushed in June 1719.
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Translations
غازٍ
útočník
angriber
Angreifer
εισβολέας
envahisseur
innrásaraîili
invasore
napadalec
istilâcı
侵略者

invader

[ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] Ninvasor(a) m/f
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invader

[ɪnˈveɪdər] nenvahisseur/euse m/f
Heavy fire greeted the invaders → Un feu nourri accueillit les envahisseurs.
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invader

n (Mil) → Invasor m; (fig)Eindringling m (→ of in +acc); (of privacy)Eindringling (→ of in +acc), → Störer m (→ of +gen)
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invader

[ɪnˈveɪdəʳ] ninvasore m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

invade

(inˈveid) verb
(of an enemy) to enter (a country etc) with an army. Britain was twice invaded by the Romans.
inˈvader noun
a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades. Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s).
inˈvasion (-ʒən) noun
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