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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·vade \in-ˈvād\ transitive verb (in·vad·ed ; in·vad·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin invadere, from in- + vadere to go — more at wade DATE 15th century1. to enter for conquest or plunder2. to encroach upon : infringe3. a. to spread over or into as if invading : permeate doubts invade his mind b. to affect injuriously and progressively gangrene invades healthy tissueSynonyms: see trespass• in·vad·er nounOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7invadein·vade / in5veid / verb1. to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it 武装入侵；侵略；侵犯: ▪ [V] Troops invaded on August 9th that year. 军队是在那年的 8 月 9 日入侵的。 ▪ [VN] When did the Romans invade Britain? 古罗马人是何时侵略英国的？ 2. [VN] to enter a place in large numbers, especially in a way that causes damage or confusion (尤指造成损害或混乱地)涌入；侵袭: Demonstrators invaded the government buildings. 大批示威者闯进了政府办公大楼。 As the final whistle blew, fans began invading the field. 比赛结束的哨声一响,球迷便开始冲入球场。 The cancer cells may invade other parts of the body. 癌细胞可能扩散到身体的其他部位。 3. [VN] to affect sth in an unpleasant or annoying way 侵扰；干扰: Do the press have the right to invade her privacy in this way? 新闻界有权以这种方式干扰她的私生活吗？ ⇨ see also invasion , invasiveMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 to enter for conquest or plunder FF1C;the Danes invadedEnglandFF1E; Synonyms: foray, inroad, overrun, overswarm, raid Related Words: loot, pillage, plunder, ravage 2 Synonyms: TRESPASS 2, encroach, entrench, infringe Related Words: impenetrate, interpenetrate, permeate, pervadeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedin·vade\ə̇nˈvād\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English invaden, from Latin invadere, from in- in- (II) + vadere to go — more at wadetransitive verb1. a. : to enter in a hostile manner : overrun with a view to conquest or plunder < soldiers invade enemy territory > b. obsolete : to make a personal attack upon : assault < what madness could provoke a mortal man to invade a sleeping god — John Dryden >2. : to encroach, intrude, or trespass upon : infringe < you can obtain legal counsel to determine if any of your rights have been invaded — R.O.Case > < when government invades the traditional area of business — A.L.Nickerson > < during his absence his house was invaded and plundered — E.D.Dickinson > < resented these queries as invading the family privacy — John Dollard >3. : to penetrate in the manner of an invader: a. (1) : to grow over or spread into : permeate < the growing city has invaded the surrounding countryside — P.E.James > < the imagery of movement … invaded secular as well as religious literature — R.W.Southern > < doubts invade his mind > < an odor of onions invades the room > (2) : to affect injuriously and progressively < gangrene invades healthy tissue > < cholera invades the city > (3) : to push into : enter intrusively < the bow-roofed … South Ferry Terminal, its upper deck invaded by the el structure — American Guide Series: New York City > specifically : to enter in a molten state < compression … forces the granitic part of the crust downward to form a solid root and upward to invade the thick sediments of the mountain-forming belt as molten rock — W.H.Bucher > b. : to enter or take possession of : penetrate, engulf < at midmorning, the sun finally invades the very bottom of the gorge — Lester Womack > < two thousand skiers … invade this alpine region — R.S.Monahan > < layfolk … invaded ecclesiastical offices and revenues — G.G.Coulton > specifically : to penetrate steadily by taking up residence in (an area occupied by a population of a different class or ethnic composition) c. : to raid or take by storm < possums invade the corn patch > < a young and ambitious small-town girl … came to New York to invade the public-relations field — Publishers' Weekly >intransitive verb: to make an invasionSynonyms: see trespass

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