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Synonyms
u·surp (yōō-sûrṕ, -zûrṕ)

[Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpāre, to take into use, usurp.]

verb: -surped, -surp·ing, -surps. 

transitive verb 

  1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority. See synonyms at appropriate
  2. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land.
  3. To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant.

intransitive verb 

To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.

derivatives

u·surṕer
noun
u·surṕing·ly
adverb