invade
/ɪnˈveɪd/
verb
- To enter a country, region, or territory by force with an army in order to take control of it.
- The army planned to invade the neighboring kingdom at dawn.
- No nation has the right to invade another without just cause.
- History books describe how the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD.
- To enter a place or situation in large numbers, often in a disruptive or unwanted way.
- Tourists invade the small beach town every summer.
- Weeds began to invade the garden after the rain.
- Fans invaded the field after the championship game.
- To intrude upon someone's privacy, personal space, or rights.
- The reporter's questions invaded her private life.
- New surveillance laws may invade citizens' privacy.
- He felt that his personal space was being invaded by the crowd.