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Invade

//ɪnˈveɪd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To move into. transitive

    "Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy."

  2. 2
    march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation wordnet
  3. 3
    To enter by force, usually in order to conquer. transitive

    "Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982."

  4. 4
    penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way wordnet
  5. 5
    To infest or overrun. transitive

    "The picnic was invaded by ants."

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  1. 6
    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate wordnet
  2. 7
    To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

    "The king invaded the rights of the people."

  3. 8
    occupy in large numbers or live on a host wordnet
  4. 9
    To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

Etymology

From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).

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