Verb

(en verb)

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

* (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.

To overcome an abstract obstacle.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

By winning words to conquer hearts, / And make persuasion do the work of fear.

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To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

To acquire by force of arms, win in war.

Verb

(invad)

To move into.

Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.

* Spenser

Which becomes a body, and doth then invade / The state of life, out of the grisly shade.

To enter by force in order to conquer.

Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

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To infest or overrun.

The picnic was invaded by ants.

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

The king invaded the rights of the people.