invaded

Variant of invade

transitive verb invaded, invading

  1. to enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy
  2. to crowd into; throng: tourists invading the beaches
  3. to intrude upon; infringe; violate: to invade someone's privacy
  4. to enter and spread through with harmful effects: a body invaded by disease

Origin: ME invaden < L invadere < in-, in + vadere, to come, go: see wade

intransitive verb

to make an invasion

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