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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. involving invasion or aggressive attack;
- Example: "invasive war"
[syn: incursive, invading, invasive]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

invading \invading\ adj. same as invasive[1]. Syn: incursive, invasive. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people. [1913 Webster] 4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue. Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

invading adj 1: involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" [syn: incursive, invading, invasive]