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[syn: incursive, invading, invasive]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
invading \invading\ adj.
same as invasive[1].
Syn: incursive, invasive.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Invade \In*vade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Invading.] [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere
to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See
Wade.]
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1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to
enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
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Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
--Spenser.
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2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to
conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack;
as, the Romans invaded Great Britain.
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Such an enemy
Is risen to invade us. --Milton.
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3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as,
the king invaded the rights of the people.
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4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and
progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
invading
adj 1: involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"
[syn: incursive, invading, invasive]