invade

Verb
  1. March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation (synset 201128786)
    "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
    hypernym: assail, attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
    hyponym: infest, overrun - invade in great numbers
    synonym: occupy
  2. To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (synset 202023568)
    "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
    hypernym: come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into - to come or go into
    hyponym: foray into, raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils
    synonym: encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon
  3. Occupy in large numbers or live on a host (synset 202660781)
    "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
    hypernym: inhabit - be present in
    synonym: infest, overrun
  4. Penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way (synset 201230052)
    "The cancer had invaded her lungs"
    hypernym: interpenetrate, permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked

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