invaded
v.v. to enter a place by force with an army to take control of it. You can also use it when people or things enter a space in a way that is annoying or unwanted.
v. to enter a country or region with armed forces for the purpose of conquest or occupation; by extension, to intrude upon a space or privacy in an unwelcome manner. The past tense and past participle of 'invade'.
The army invaded the neighboring country at dawn.
Thousands of fans invaded the pitch after the home team scored the winning goal in the final minute.
Historians argue that the empire collapsed not because it was invaded by external enemies, but because internal corruption had already weakened its administrative foundations beyond repair.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
The soldiers invaded in the city.The soldiers invaded the city.Invade is a transitive verb and does not take a preposition before the place being entered.