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invade (in VAYD) (verb)
1. To enter a territory for the purpose of conquest: The ships sought to invade the country by sailing up the river.
2. To become medically dangerous: Without treatment, the doctors were afraid that gangrene would invade the wound.
2. To become medically dangerous: Without treatment, the doctors were afraid that gangrene would invade the wound.
inveighed (in VAYD) (verb)
Having complained or protested strongly and bitterly: The populace inveighed against the building of the highway so close to the village.
It seemed like the big box industrial building was set to invade the neighborhood despite the efforts of the local residents who inveighed in vane against the incursion.
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inveigh (verb), inveighs; inveighed; inveighing
To rail and to protest, often in an angry and affronting manner: The students at the private school, including Jacky and Simon, inveighed against the poor food in the cafeteria.
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The office staff inveighed against the company's requirement for them to work overtime.
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