invade

About 2.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To move into.

   Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.

2. verb To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

   Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

3. verb To infest or overrun.

   The picnic was invaded by ants.

4. verb To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

   The king invaded the rights of the people.

5. verb To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

Similar words

occupy encroach upon intrude on obtrude upon encroach aggression conquer trespass attack overrun

Often followed by

the and england his a their our france it

Word family

invaded invader invaders invades invading