verb
- March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.
- usage: "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
- To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.
- usage: "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
- synonyms: intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon
- Occupy in large numbers or live on a host.
- usage: "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
- Penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way.
- usage: "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
- synonyms: invade
adjective
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