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usurp
verb
(u-surp)
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Synonyms:
arrogate
,
assume
,
seize
, take over,
Examples:
He usurped my rights.
usurp
verb
(u-surp)
take the place of
Examples:
Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.
Words Related to
usurp
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arrogate
,
assume
,
take over
,
deprive
,
encroach
,
seize
,
grab
,
hijack
,
steal
,
rob
,
impinge
,
expropriate
,
infringe
,
replace
,
evict
,
prevaricate
,
extract
,
monopolize
,
subvert
,
supplant
,
dethrone
,
cede
,
subjugate
,
wrest
,
reassert
,
commandeer
,
relinquish
,
undermine
,
thwart
,
overrule
,
preempt
,
circumvent
,
depose
,
emasculate
,
nullify
,
foist
,
interfere
,
abrogate
,
tyrannize
,
oust
,
legitimize
,
oppress
,
accroach
,
supersede
,
trample
,
abdicate
,
assert
,
displace
,
reclaim
,
eviscerate
,
marginalize
,
countermand
,
meddle
,
denigrate
,
upstage
,
micromanage
,
emulate
,
legitimatize
,
circumscribe
,
abridge
,
retain
,
enfeeble
,
anoint
,
entrench
,
besmirch
,
highjack
,
denude
,
malign
,
overawe
,
snatch
,
exert
,
poach
,
belittle
,
outshine
,
overtake
,
steamroll
,
wield
,
embarrass
,
stifle
,
deny
,
demean
,
devolve
,
topple
,
dominate
,
defang
,
coopt
,
enshrine
,
leapfrog
,
regain
,
scuttle
,
invoke
,
manipulate
,
traduce
,
subsume
,
intimidate
,
scandalise
,
dictate
,
undercut
,
appoint
,
humiliate
,
usurp
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words in the News - December 2018
Republicans believe the former government usurped the water ways in order to protect the environment.
Anger usurped euphoria after the coup.