In-vāde', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INVADED; p. pr. & vb. n. INVADING.] [Lat. invadere, invasum, from prefix in and vadere, to go; It. invadere, Sp. & Pg. invadir, Pr. envasir, envair, O. Fr. invader, N. Fr. envahir.]
Sense 1. To go upon. [Obs.]
Dissembling as the sea, Which now wears brows as smooth as virgin's be, Tempting the merchant to invade his face. Beau. & Fl.
Sense 2. To go into; to enter. [A Latinism.] [Obs.]
Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. Spenser.
Sense 3. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter, as an enemy, with a view to conquest or plunder; to attack.
Such an enemy is now risen to invade us. Milton.
Sense 4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights and privileges of the people, and the people invaded the prerogatives of the king.