re·in·vade
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reinvaded; reinvading
Definition of reinvade
: to invade (something) again
… will show American industry how to exploit new technology faster and reinvade lost markets.— Brian O'Reilly The cultivated patches would have been abandoned after a couple of years as … weeds reinvaded and made clearing too difficult.— Clive Ponting
Other Words from reinvade
reinvasion
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(ˌ)rē-in-ˈvā-zhən
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noun,
plural reinvasions
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noun,
plural reinvasions
… declared invasive yellow fever-carrying … mosquitoes eradicated in 1958, only to experience reinvasion in the decades to follow.
— Robert Lamb
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“Reinvade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvade. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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