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in·vade
(ĭn-vād′)v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades
v.tr.
1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage: The Romans invaded Britain.
2. To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd: Each weekend, skiers invade the mountain town.
3. To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen: Bacteria have invaded the lungs.
4. To encroach or intrude on; violate: invade someone's privacy.
v.intr.
To make an invasion: The cancer had invaded deeply into his liver.
[Middle English, from Old French invader, from Latin invādere : in-, in; see in-2 + vādere, to go.]
in·vad′er n.
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Noun | 1. | invader - someone who enters by force in order to conquer interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
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invader
noun attacker, raider, plunderer, aggressor, looter, trespasser The invaders were finally crushed in June 1719.
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Translations
útočník
angriber
innrásaraîili
napadalec
istilâcı
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invader
[ɪnˈveɪdər] n → envahisseur/euse m/fHeavy fire greeted the invaders → Un feu nourri accueillit les envahisseurs.
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invader
n (Mil) → Invasor m; (fig) → Eindringling m (→ of in +acc); (of privacy) → Eindringling (→ of in +acc), → Störer m (→ of +gen)
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invade
(inˈveid) verb (of an enemy) to enter (a country etc) with an army. Britain was twice invaded by the Romans.
inˈvader noun a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades. Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s).
inˈvasion (-ʒən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.