invade

Definition

  • verb: to enter (a place, such as a foreign country) in order to take control by military force
  • verb: to enter for conquest or plunder
  • synonyms: enter, attack, infringe

Examples

  • Photographers 'invaded her privacy'. [=caused her to lose her privacy; intruded on her privacy]

  • He thinks people were happier before TV and the Internet 'invaded' our lives.

  • When tourists 'invade', the town is a very different place.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) for example? Ca depend. - Ca depend? - Yeah. Ca depend on what exactly? Whether America plans to invade Switzerland in upcoming month. - So you want check the tank are rolling down the Ru de La Croix? - Yes, Ru de La Croix - Ah, Croix! - Yeah, Croix (..)
    2013 The Wolf of Wall Street