HOW TO PRONOUNCE
invade
/ˌɪnˈveɪd/
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What does invade mean?
verb
- To move into.
- To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.
- To infest or overrun.
More meanings (2)
verb
- To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
- To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈveɪd/
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It was an audacious stroke for the Yankee showman to invade this select and exclusive region, but it was successful.
In short, her design was to overthrow the favourites’ power, and the King’s power, such as it was, and invade England.
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But to produce beyond his strength and needs, he must invade the production of another, and consequently diminish the number of producers.
"Foreign nations shall invade England with snow on their helmets, and shall bring plague, famine, and murder in the skirts of their garments."
In like manner the necrotic changes occurring under these circumstances may invade the deeper structures in the region of quarter-crack.