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   usurp

   /juːˈzəːp/

   verb

   • 1. take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force: "Richard usurped the throne" Similar seizetake overexpropriatetake possession oftakeappropriatestealwrestarrogatecommandeerannexassumelay claim to
   • ▪ take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant: "the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts" Similar oustoverthrowremovetoppleunseatdeposedethroneejectdispelsucceedcome afterstep into the shoes ofsupplantreplaceinformal:fill someone's bootscrowd outdefenestratearchaic:deprive
   • ▪ encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights): "the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriate a right wrongfully’): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare ‘seize for use’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. usurpation noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   The meaning of USURP is to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right. How to use usurp in a sentence. Did you know?

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   USURP definition: 1. to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to: 2. to take…. Learn more.

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   to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne. to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.

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   Definitions of usurp. verb. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession. “he usurped my rights”. synonyms: arrogate, assume, seize, take over. see more. verb. take the place of. “gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke”.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUSURP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   USURP meaning: 1. to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to: 2. to take…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUSURP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   usurp. To seize, take over, or appropriate (land, a throne, etc) without authority.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › usurpUsurp - definition of usurp by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority. 2. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land. 3. To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant. v.intr. To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.