invade

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Plain form
invade

Third-person singular
invades

Past tense
invaded

Past participle
invaded

Present participle
invading

  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you invade a place, you to move in using soldiers and you plan to stay.
  2. (transitive) If you invade a place, you go there with a lot of people even though you are not welcome.
  3. (transitive & intransitive) If an animal or plant invades a place, it moves in and causes trouble for native animals and plants.