Usurp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.
  • v. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land.
  • v. To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant.
  • verb-intransitive. To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
  • v. To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
  • v. To make use of.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right
  • verb-intransitive. To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To seize and hold possession of, as of some important or dignified place, office, power, or property, by force or without right; seize, appropriate, or assume illegally or wrongfully: as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power.
  • To assume, in a wider sense; put on; sometimes, to counterfeit.
  • To be or act as a usurper; hence, to commit illegal seizure; encroach: with on or upon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take the place of
  • v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
    • Verb Form
    usurped    usurping    usurps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    replace    supplant    supersede    supercede    supervene upon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    appropriate    assume    arrogate    seize    accroach    encroach   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Earp    burp    chirp    slurp   
     
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