reinvade

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verb

To invade again.

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Meanings

verbreinvade (third-person singular simple present reinvades, present participle reinvading, simple past and past participle reinvaded)

present singular third person reinvades · participle present reinvading · participle past reinvaded · past reinvaded

  1. To invade again.

    Some of their descendants reinvaded deeper waters rich in oxygen.

    2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement
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    And if the Israelis reinvade Gaza in a serious way, killing many Palestinians, it will create a quandary for Mr. Abbas and moderate Arab countries, making it very difficult for them to sanction a political deal with Israel.

    2007 December 19, Steven Erlanger, “Israels Dilemma in Response to Rockets”, in New York Times

Origin

From re- + invade.

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APA

reinvade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvade

MLA

“reinvade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinvade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvade.

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