invading
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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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invading
(ɪnˈveɪdɪŋ)adj
1. entering a country with the intent of conquest or occupation
2. penetrating with infective force; infesting
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Adj. | 1. | invading - involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
invading
adj → einmarschierend; Huns, Vikings etc → einfallend; virus, organism → eindringend; invading army/troops → Invasionsarmee f → /-truppen pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
invading
[ɪnˈveɪdɪŋ] adj (army, troops) → d'invasioneCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995