Meaning & use
Invade
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To enter a place, especially by military force, with hostile intent to occupy or take control.
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The army prepared to invade the neighboring territory at dawn.
Reporters felt the paparazzi had invaded the celebrity's privacy.
A note on using this word
Beyond its military sense, 'invade' commonly describes anything that intrudes uninvited, such as privacy, personal space, or even a body affected by disease.
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2. verb
To spread into and harmfully affect a body or organ, as a disease does.
The cancer had begun to invade surrounding tissue.
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