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reinvade

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English

Etymology

From re- + invade.

Verb

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

  1. To invade again.
    • 2007 December 19, Steven Erlanger, “Israels Dilemma in Response to Rockets”, in New York Times:
      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.
    • 2011 September 22, Richard Shelton, “Sheep, pig, whale”, in Times Literary Supplement:
      Some of their descendants reinvaded deeper waters rich in oxygen.
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