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usurp Definition and Meaning in English (usurp definition)

verb
Synonyms:seizeappropriateannex
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Usurp definition: To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force from someone else.

Definitions of Usurp

  1. 1verb

    To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force from someone else.

Example Sentences

formal

“The ambitious general attempted to usurp the king's power.”

business

“He was accused of trying to usurp control of the company.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseusurped
present participleusurping
agent nounusurper

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Usurp definition: To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force from someone else.
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