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.]
1. To go into or upon; to pass within the
confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.
[Obs.]
Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
Spenser.
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.
Such an enemy
Is risen to invade us.
Milton.
3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to
violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the
people.
4. To grow or spread over; to affect
injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy
tissue.
Syn. -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See
Attack.
In*vade", v. i. To make an
invasion. Brougham.
