What the aliens do in "The War of the Worlds" (6)

I believe the answer is:

invade

(Other definitions for invade that I've seen before include "Overrun" , "Encroach upon" , "Enter illegally" , "Attack, trespass on" , "infect" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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