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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.invading - involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"
incursive, invasive
offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
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Translations

invading

[ɪnˈveɪdɪŋ] ADJ → invasor
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'invasione
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My first pretext for invading the sanctum was to bring Arthur a little waddling puppy of which Sancho was the father, and which delighted the child beyond expression, and, consequently, could not fail to please his mamma.
But an apology for invading the hermitage was still necessary; so I had furnished myself with a blue morocco collar for Arthur's little dog; and that being given and received, with much more joy and gratitude, on the part of the receiver, than the worth of the gift or the selfish motive of the giver deserved, I ventured to ask Mrs.
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When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream.
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As Zeila was not far from the frontiers of Abyssinia, they imagined that they already saw the Portuguese invading their country.
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