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v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surps v. tr.
v. intr. To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully. [Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpāre, to take into use, usurp; see reup- in Indo-European roots.] u·surp'er n., u·surp'ing·ly adv. |
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