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invades

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  1. To move into.“Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.”
  2. To enter by force in order to conquer.“Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.”
  3. To infest or overrun.“The picnic was invaded by ants.”
  4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.“The king invaded the rights of the people.”

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