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Usurp
juːˈzəːp
Usurp definitions
verb
usurp
usurped
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usurps
- take (a position of power or importance) unlawfully or by force
"Richard usurped the throne"
- take the place of (someone in a position of power) unlawfully; supplant
"the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts"
- encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights)
"the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state"