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Meaning of 'usurp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Usurp [ v. i.]
- To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.
2 . Usurp [ v. t.]
- To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him.

Meaning of 'usurp' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . usurp [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take the place of
Example in sentence:
  • gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
Meaning (2):
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Example in sentence:
  • He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town;
  • he usurped my rights;
  • She seized control of the throne after her husband died

Nearby Words:

usual usucaption usufruct usufructuary usurarious usurary usure usured usurer usuring

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