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in·vade

invade

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn veId
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part of speech: verb
inflections: invades, invading, invaded
definition: When an army invades a country, it goes into that country to take control of it and take what it wants from it.
The king wanted to expand his lands, so he sent his army to invade the small country to the west.When their country was invaded, many people left the country to find a safer place to live.
synonyms:
raid, storm, strike
similar words:
attack, overwhelm
derivations: invadable (adj.), invader (n.)
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