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envahir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • invade verb To enter a country or territory by force in order to take control of it.
  • overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
  • overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
  • pervade verb To spread through every part of something, so that its presence is felt everywhere.

Senses

envahir is used for these senses in English:

  • overwhelm To cause to surround, to cover.
  • pervade (transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.

invade — full definition

  1. verb To enter a country or territory by force in order to take control of it.
  2. verb To intrude on or overrun something, such as privacy or space.

overcome — full definition

  1. verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
  2. adj Emotionally overwhelmed, especially by strong feeling.

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