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invade

verb
  1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
    “Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939”
    occupy
  2. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
    “The virus invaded the patient's lungs.”
  3. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
    “This new colleague invades my territory”
    intrude onobtrude uponencroach upon
  4. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
    overrun