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  • 51invade — in·vade vt in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing 1: to encroach upon: infringe invading a constitutional right 2: to make payments out of (a fund from which payments are not ordinarily made) authorized the trustee to invade the principal for educationa …

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  • 52impinge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. encroach, intrude; collide, clash. See illegality. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To infringe upon] Syn. encroach, intrude, invade; see meddle 1 . 2. [To hit] Syn. strike, ricochet, crash against; see… …

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  • 53intrude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. interlope, intervene, interfere; butt in, trespass, encroach; overstep, obtrude. See between, ingress. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meddle, interfere, interrupt, obtrude, interlope, impose, trespass,… …

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  • 54invade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enter, encroach, violate, penetrate, trespass; attack, assail, harry. See ingress. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To enter with armed force] Syn. force a landing, penetrate, overrun; see attack 1 . 2. [To… …

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  • 55trespass — tres•pass [[t]ˈtrɛs pəs, pæs[/t]] n. 1) law a) wrongful entry upon the lands of another b) an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another c) the action to recover damages for such injury 2) an encroachment or… …

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  • 56encroachment — noun 1. any entry into an area not previously occupied (Freq. 3) an invasion of tourists an invasion of locusts • Syn: ↑invasion, ↑intrusion • Derivationally related forms: ↑encroach, ↑ …

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  • 57Invade — 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… …

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  • 58Invaded — 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… …

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  • 59Invading — 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… …

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  • 60infringe — verb (infringed; infringing) Etymology: Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in + frangere to break more at break Date: 1513 transitive verb 1. to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another <&#8230; …

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