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usurp
verb
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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juˈsɝp
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verb
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
“He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town”
verb
Take the place of
“Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke”
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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
Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
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