invading

in·vade  (n-vd)

v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades

v.tr.

1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage.

2. To encroach or intrude on; violate: "The principal of the trusts could not be invaded without trustee approval" (Barbara Goldsmith).

3. To overrun as if by invading; infest: "About 1917 the shipworm invaded the harbor of San Francisco" (Rachel Carson).

4. To enter and permeate, especially harmfully.

v.intr.

To make an invasion: "The X-rays showed that the cancer, which had invaded deeply into the chest cavity, was retreating" (Zach Rosen).

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

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in·vader n.

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Adj.

1.

invading - involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" incursive, invasive offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"