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Invade vs Excursion - What's the difference?

invade | excursion |

As a verb invade

is to move into.

As a noun excursion is

a brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

invade

English

Verb

(invad)
  • To move into.
    • Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
  • * Spenser
    • Which becomes a body, and doth then invade / The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
  • To enter by force in order to conquer.
    • Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=When a typical gaffe has him invading the Beagle and trying to rob Charles Darwin (David Tennant), he learns that his beloved “parrot” Polly is actually a dodo bird. }}
  • To infest or overrun.
    • The picnic was invaded by ants.
  • To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
    • The king invaded the rights of the people.

    Related terms

    * invader * invasion * invasive

    excursion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
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    Derived terms

    * alarums and excursions * excursion steamer

    Related terms

    * excursus

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