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/inˈvād/,
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invades, 3rd person singular present; invaded, past participle; invaded, past tense; invading, present participle;
  1. (of an armed force or its commander) Enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it
    • - it was all part of a grander French plan to invade Ireland
    • - they would invade at dawn
  2. Enter (a place, situation, or sphere of activity) in large numbers, esp. with intrusive effect
    • - demonstrators invaded the presidential palace
  3. (of a parasite or disease) Spread into (an organism or bodily part)

  4. (of a person or emotion) Encroach or intrude on
    • - he felt his privacy was being invaded
  1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
  2. intrude on: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
  3. occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
  4. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
  5. (invading) incursive: involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"
  6. (invasion) the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
  7. An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all, or large parts of the armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering, liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a ...
  8. Invasión is an Argentine film released in 1969 and directed by Hugo Santiago. It is an example of an interphase between the classic cinema and nouvelle vague of French style. Its plot goes from a police history, towards a fantastic-oniric film, with a progressive alienism of the situations.
  9. (Invasion (1965 film)) Invasion is a 1965 low-budget British sci-fi film, directed by Alan Bridges for producer Jack Greenwood of Merton Park Studios.
  10. (Invasion (1975 novel)) Invasion (also known as Winter Moon) is a novel by author Dean Koontz, released in 1975 under the pseudonym Aaron Wolfe. Koontz later extensively revised this work and it was reissued in 1994 under the title Winter Moon.
  11. (Invasion (2007 film)) The Invasion is a 2007 science fiction horror film starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, primarily directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Warner Bros. Pictures later hired James McTeigue to shoot scenes rewritten by the Wachowski Brothers.
  12. (Invasion (band)) Righteous Jams, which was formed by Joey Cardona and Jesse Standhard in 2002 as Invasion, is a Boston, Massachusetts-based straight edge hardcore punk band. ...
  13. (Invasion (Dragon Fli Empire album)) Invasion is the second album by Canadian hip hop duo Dragon Fli Empire, released in 2005 on Makebelieve Records. It was viewed as a progression in the duo's sound and features guest artists from Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Tacoma and Portland. ...
  14. (Invasion (Foyle's War)) Series Four of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2006. It comprised two episodes. It is set in 1942. Series Four was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on June 17 and 24, 2007. Together with Series Five, it was broadcast as Foyle's War IV.
  15. (Invasion (Nastyboy)) Invasion (Nastyboy) is the first studio album by NB Ridaz. It was released on September 11, 2001.
  16. (Invasion (novel)) Invasion (1997) is a thriller novel by American author Robin Cook.
  17. (Invasion (Russian Novel)) Invasion is the Russian science fiction novel [Vtorzheniye, Вторжение(Russian)], the first of the Arrivals from the Dark pentalogy by Mihail Ahmanov.
  18. (Invasion (Sliders)) The following is a list of episodes for the Fox and Sci Fi Channel original series, Sliders. The series aired on Fox from March 1995 to May 1997 and on the Sci Fi Channel from June 1998 to February 2000. A total of 88 episodes were produced.
  19. To move into; To enter by force in order to conquer; To infest or overrun
  20. (invaded) Attacked and taken over by an enemy.
  21. (INVASION) the entrance or advent of something, especially by force or hostile intent, as to injuriously or destructively take possession or overrun; as distinguished from an INCURSION for defined or limited objectives. [v: anabasis; cf: katabasis]
  22. (Invasion) Some virulent bacteria produce proteins that either disrupt host cell membranes or stimulate endocytosis into host cells. These virulence factors allow the bacteria to enter host cells and facilitate entry into the body across epithelial tissue layers at the body surface.
  23. (Invasion) The establishment of a new species not previously recorded
  24. (Invasion) To take over a given discussion space (eg.: email, Usenet newsgroup, IRC channel, etc.) by posting a barrage of irrelevant or off-topic messages, generally with malicious or vexatious intent.
  25. (Invasion) When cancer cells have penetrated a border called the basement membrane and have entered the surrounding tissue.