invade
(verb)
verb
1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
Similar word(s): occupy
Definition categories: competition, assail, attack
2. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
- This new colleague invades my territory
Definition categories: motion, enter
3. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Similar word(s): infest, overrun
Definition categories: stative, inhabit
4. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
- The cancer had invaded her lungs
Definition categories: contact, interpenetrate, permeate
Sentences with invade as a verb:
- Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
- Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
- The picnic was invaded by ants.
- The king invaded the rights of the people.