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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"
seize take over expropriate take possession of take appropriate steal wrest arrogate commandeer annex assume lay claim to- 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"