invade


invade (http://definr.com/invade)

     v 1: march aggressively into another's territory by military
          force for the purposes of conquest and occupation;
          "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: occupy]
     2: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; This new
        colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
        your privacy" [syn: intrude on, obtrude upon, {encroach
        upon}]
     3: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "cockroaches
        invaded my kitchen"; "Ants overran the picnic table"; "the
        Kudzu plant infests muchof the South" and is spreading to
        the North" [syn: overrun, infest]
     4: penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The
        cancer had invaded her lungs"