Blockade and Invade

Blockade

Blockade verb - To disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point.

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Invade and blockade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invade" instead a verb "Blockade".

Invade verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

Usage example: a superpower that had a tendency to invade and take over smaller and weaker countries

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Blockade and invade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blockade" instead a verb "Invade".

Nearby Words: invasion, invader, invading

area	blockade area	invade area
system	blockade system	invade system
way	blockade way	invade way
earth	blockade earth	invade earth
Other words: country, planet, city, Cuba.

Got a less-than-scrupulous faction to blockade/invade his backwater homeworld just to get the old leader kicked out and himself elected in the process.

Source: The Chessmaster / Non Chess Motif Examples
In addition, it is implied that Palpatine orchestrated the Naboo blockade invasion to gain more power, similar to how Adolf Hitler had some of his army pose as Polish people and attack their own key buildings so he'd have the excuse to invade Poland.

Source: Film / The Phantom Menace
Navy manages to blockade and perhaps even invade Japan itself.

Source: World War II / War In Asia And The Pacific

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