u·surp
yo͞oˈsərp/
verb
verb: usurp; 3rd person present: usurps; past tense: usurped; past participle: usurped; gerund or present participle: usurping
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take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.“Richard usurped the throne”
synonyms: seize, take over, take possession of, take, commandeer, wrest, assume,expropriate “Richard usurped the throne”-
archaicencroach or infringe upon (someone’s rights).“the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state”
