invading

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

involving invasion or aggressive attack“invasive war”Synonyms: incursive invasive

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

invading \invading\ adj. same as invasive[1].

Syn: incursive, invasive. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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.] [1913 Webster]

1.To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Such an enemy Is risen to invade us.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people. [1913 Webster]

4.To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack. [1913 Webster]