invades
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English
Definitions
verb
- To move into.“Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.”
- To enter by force in order to conquer.“Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.”
- To infest or overrun.“The picnic was invaded by ants.”
- To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.“The king invaded the rights of the people.”
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