· march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

Synonym(s): occupy

Hypernym(s): attack, assail

· to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"

Synonym(s): intrude_on, obtrude_upon, encroach_upon

Hypernym(s): enter, come_in, get_into, get_in, go_into, go_in, move_into

· occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

Synonym(s): overrun, infest

Hypernym(s): inhabit

· penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"

Hypernym(s): interpenetrate, permeate

· involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"

Synonym(s): incursive, invasive