usurp
usurp
Definition
usurp (yo̵̅o̅ sʉrp′, -zʉrp′)
transitive verb
to take or assume (power, a position, property, rights, etc.) and hold in possession by force or without right
Etymology: ME usurpen < MFr usurper < L usurpare < usus, a use + rapere, to seize: see rape
intransitive verb
to practice or commit usurpation (on or upon)
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- power: One is the usurping of power by a new force from an older energy.
Object
- throne: Henry IV, son of John of Gaunt usurps the throne with the support of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland.
- power: Future of the RUC The second tier would not usurp the powers of the RUC.
- role: Now, for the first time, we see a program usurping the role of the human editor.
- authority: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
- function: We must not take or be seen to take opportunities for usurping the function of the judge in the other Member State.
- title: You are committing no crime whatsoever and you will not be usurping any title that cannot legally be sold.
Subject
- device: My H Drive letter has been usurped by another device Home Directories - How do I access my network files from the Mac?
- market: Has control of quality been usurped by the market and by information technology?
Preposition: by
- device: My H Drive letter has been usurped by another device Home Directories - How do I access my network files from the Mac?
- market: Has control of quality been usurped by the market and by information technology?
Modifying Another Word
- not: Future of the RUC The second tier would not usurp the powers of the RUC.
- n't: UMD does n't usurp DVD in terms of what it brings.
- then: It posits a dynasty where none existed and then usurps for itself the right of succession.
- gradually: Davis rescued her career with her greatest ever performance as Margo Channing, the fading actress gradually usurped by the conniving Eve.
- quickly: How could the concerns of the cognitive revolution have been so quickly usurped by those of AI?
- finally: Now, imagine for a moment that the hated Glazers are finally usurped by supporters groups and fanzines like RANT.
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