Invade vs. Conquer — What's the Difference?

To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage

To gain control of or subdue by military force

(of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it

To defeat in war

To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd

To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example)

To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen

To overcome or surmount mentally or emotionally

To encroach or intrude on; violate

To reach the summit of (a mountain) by climbing.

To make an invasion

To gain the affection or admiration of

(transitive) To move into.

To seduce.

(transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.

To be victorious; win.

(transitive) To infest or overrun.

To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

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

To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.

To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

To overcome an abstract obstacle.

To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; - used of forcible or rude ingress.

(dated) To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain.

To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.

To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.

To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.

To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.

To make an invasion.

To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.

March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation;

To put down by force or authority;

To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate;

Take possession of by force, as after an invasion;

Occupy in large numbers or live on a host;

Overcome by conquest;

Penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way;