"invading" in the verb sense
1. invade, occupy
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
2. intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
"This new colleague invades my territory"
"The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
3. invade, overrun, infest
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
4. invade
penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
"The cancer had invaded her lungs"
"invading" in the adjective sense
1. incursive, invading, invasive
involving invasion or aggressive attack
"invasive war"
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