invade
verbs
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
"This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
is derived from
penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
"The cancer had invaded her lungs"
is a type of (narrower)
penetrate mutually or be interlocked
"The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
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