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Word | Usurp |
Italian Meaning | usurpare |
take control of; take as one's right or possession; 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 / to take by force and without right, often a position / To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right / take the place of / to seize or hold without right / seize another's power or rank / take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force. / to take and keep (something, such as power) in a forceful or violent way and especially without the right to do so, | |
Usage | ⇒ The minister usurped the kings throne ⇒ The revolution ended when the victorious rebel general succeeded in his attempt to usurp the throne. ⇒ Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the mayor's power. ⇒ Richard usurped the throne |
Synonyms | appropriate, arrogate, assume, seize, commandeer, confiscate, take over, grab, take, expropriate, preempt, annex, displace, encroach, secure, accroach, adopt, capture, conquer, cut out, |
Antonyms | relinquish, forfeit, give in, surrender, resign, abdicate, cede, abnegate, accede, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, adduce, adjudge, administer, admit, admit defeat, affectionate, afford, agree, |
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