invade

present (v1)

invade

past (v2)

invaded

past participle (v3)

invaded

present participle

invading

3rd person singular

invades

1. 1.To move into.

   • Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.

2. 2.To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

   • Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
   • When a typical gaffe has him invading the Beagle and trying to rob Charles Darwin (David Tennant), he learns that his beloved “parrot” Polly is actually a dodo bird.

3. 3.To infest or overrun.

   • The picnic was invaded by ants.

4. 4.To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

   • The king invaded the rights of the people.

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