usurp[verb]Synonyms: seize, appropriate, assume, commandeer, take, take over, wrest
Antonyms: abdicate
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u‧surp /juːˈzɜːp $ -ˈsɜːrp/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: usurper, from Latin usurpare 'to take something by using it', from usus ( ⇒ use1) + rapere 'to seize']
formal to take someone else’s power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to:
There were a couple of attempts to usurp the young king.—usurper noun [countable]—usurpation /ˌjuːzɜːˈpeɪʃ
ən $ -sɜːr-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲