usurp
To seize and hold or use from another, without rightTo seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means).
» I want to usurp the throne.
Meaning
3 sensesTo seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means).
usurpieren
узурпи́роватьuzurpírovatʹ, присва́ивать себе́prisváivatʹ sebé, присво́ить себе́prisvóitʹ sebé
узурпува́тиuzurpuváty
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
To take the place of someone or something else; to supplant.
take the place of
(obsolete)To make use of.
Examples
5 sentencesI want to usurp the throne.
I didn't mean to usurp anybody.
They usurped the victory.
Baroque architecture was once considered new wave, before it was usurped by Rococo architecture.
I know that my young gallant will wonderfully usurp the grace, voice, bearing, and mannerisms of a high-born lady.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpō.From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpō.
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Forms
usurps, usurping, usurped, usurpedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle