trespass implies an unwarranted or unlawful intrusion.
hunters trespassing on farmland
encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's territory or usurpation of another's rights or possessions.
the encroaching settlers displacing the native peoples
infringe implies an encroachment clearly violating a right or prerogative.
infringing a copyright
invade implies a hostile and injurious entry into the territory or sphere of another.
accused of invading their privacy
Examples of invade in a Sentence
The troops invaded at dawn.
When tourists invade, the town is a very different place.
The cancer eventually invaded the brain.
Weeds had invaded the garden.
Bacteria invaded and caused an infection.
Recent Examples on the WebShortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, in 2022, Virtue Worldwide, an ad agency, began working on Backup Ukraine, an ad campaign for UNESCO and Polycam, a photogrammetry company.—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 The past few years have shown just how misguided that relationship was, as Russia invaded Ukraine and cut off Germany’s cheap, vital gas supply.—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024 The new legislation revamps the mobilization system, which has been in place since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and its required military registration which predates that.—Mallory Moench, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Exhausted soldiers, on the front lines since Russia invaded in February 2022, have no means of rotating out for rest.—Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024 Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kishida has warned that letting Moscow win would only embolden China in its aggression against Taiwan, a self-ruling island democracy that Beijing claims as its territory.—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024 The story was especially personal for Chinh, whose life includes fleeing the Viet Cong twice – first when relocating from North to South Vietnam at the beginning of the war, then later to America when North Vietnam was about to invade Saigon.—Rance Collins, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024 Accompanied by two reporters and a cub photographer, Lee’s goal is to push behind enemy lines to reach the White House before invading forces do, hoping to capture the moment of the president’s surrender—or defeat.—David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024 Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant claimed in February that the military had defeated Hamas in the Khan Younis and was preparing to invade Rafah, which sits about five miles south along the border with Egypt, and where more than 1.2 million Palestinians are now displaced.—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin invādere "to enter with hostile intent, assault, attack," from in-in- entry 2 + vādere "to advance, go (quickly or purposefully)" — more at wade entry 1
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