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.
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In August 2024, Kyiv's troops sprang one of the biggest surprises of the war against invading Russian forces by invading the Kursk region, across Ukraine's northern border.—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Although World War II began in Europe in 1939, some historians say fighting in East Asia was ongoing as far back as 1931 when Japan invaded China's northeastern region of Manchuria.—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025 Israel then invaded and occupied southern Lebanon again.—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Rodnyansky started to put together footage of what would ultimately be Notes of a True Criminal.—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for invade
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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