invadir

to invade

verb een-bah-DEER Less Common

Origin: From Latin invadere ('to go into, to attack').

Also means

to overwhelm

Usage Note

Invadir is used for military invasion (invadir un país) and for things that flood or overwhelm a space or feeling (las dudas me invadieron = 'doubts overwhelmed me'). The noun is invasión and the agent noun invasor/invasora ('invader'). Note the stress falls on the final syllable — it is a regular -ir verb.

Examples

"Las tropas invadieron el territorio."

Natural Translation

The troops invaded the territory.

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