Invaded

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invade \In*vade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invaded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Invading}.] [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere
     to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See
     {Wade}.]
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     1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to


        enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
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              Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
              The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to
        conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack;
        as, the Romans invaded Great Britain.
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              Such an enemy
              Is risen to invade us.                --Milton.
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     3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as,
        the king invaded the rights of the people.
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     4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and
        progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
  
     Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon. See {Attack}.
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