reinvade
verb[IorT]
(alsore-invade)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈveɪd/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈveɪd/toenteracountrybyforcewithlargenumbersofsoldiersinorderto takepossessionof it again:
Thecountrywas inchaosand theFrenchwerethreateningto reinvade.
Thepresidentorderedtroopsto re-invade theisland.
to come back to aplaceinlargenumbers, usually whenunwantedand inorderto takepossessionor dodamage:
Thousands ofgoldprospectors re-invaded theregion.
When thetemperatureroseagain,swarmsoffliesreinvaded thecoast.
- Thepeaceagreementcollapsedand thearmyre-invaded thefollowingspring.
- The Romans had to re-invade theprovinceto put down theuprising.
- After theearliercatastrophe, thegeneralswerereluctantto reinvade such ahostileterritory.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- relieve
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Arriving, entering and invading