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to reinvade

to reinvade

7.2
Enter an area again after people clear it or leave
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪnˈveɪd/
translation icon : reocupar
  • In one study, they determined how quickly other termites would reinvade an area after a single colony had been eliminated.

Examples

  • The cultivated patches would have been abandoned after a couple of years as soil nutrients were depleted and as weeds reinvaded, making clearing too difficult.

    Academic text (1990)
  • To prevent drug trafficking, authorities planned to reinvade neighborhoods that had recently seen a resurgence in crime.

  • How would it reinvade the spaces that we have been occupying?

  • Full support will be given to Israeli forces to reinvade PLO-controlled areas, with military assistance offered where necessary.

    Blog text (26)
  • Resolution 1402 demands an immediate Israeli withdrawal from all Palestinian cities reinvaded since March 29, 2002.

    Academic text (2002)
  • After the peace talks failed, the army decided to reinvade the previously occupied territory to restore order.

  • The scientists studied how quickly the species could reinvade the area after being removed during the cleanup process.

Synonyms

to retake
vsto reinvade
31 4.6

To take back control of a place after it was lost

is about entering or occupying again rather than regaining lost control
to reenter
vsto reinvade
14 3.2

To go back into a place or situation after leaving it

is about entering or occupying an area again with idea of taking or holding it
to reoccupy
vsto reinvade
3 5.6

To return to a place or job and be there again

is about entering or occupying an area again without stressing control
to reconquer
vsto reinvade
1 7.7

To take back land that was lost in a war

is about entering or occupying an area again without military conquest focus

Antonyms

344 4.1

To move people out of a place because it is dangerous, for example during a fire

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How Forceful

to reinvade
7.2
to reoccupy
3 5.6
to reenter
14 3.2
to return
1.0

Surface Forms

reinvade infinitive
reinvaded past
reinvaded past participle
reinvading present participle
reinvades third person singular

Morphology

reinvade = invade (transparent) = re + invade

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'invade'.

Etymology

The word reinvade comes from re- ('again') plus invade ('to enter'), and you can picture pests 'invading' a house like soldiers. That's why reinvade also means animals or insects come back and occupy a place again.