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verb (used with object)
1.
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
2.
to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.
verb (used without object)
3.
to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power, etc.; encroach.
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Usurped
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin ūsūrpāre to take possession through use, equivalent to ūsū (ablative of ūsus use (noun)) + -rp-, reduced form of -rip-, combining form of rapere to seize + -āre infinitive ending
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin ūsūrpāre to take possession through use, equivalent to ūsū (ablative of ūsus use (noun)) + -rp-, reduced form of -rip-, combining form of rapere to seize + -āre infinitive ending
Related forms
u·surp·er, noun
u·surp·ing·ly, adverb
non·u·surp·ing, adjective
non·u·surp·ing·ly, adverb
self-u·surp, verb (used without object)
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Example Sentences
- It must have been all that eludes us, hidden behind a veil so as not to be stolen, usurped and trivialized.
- Without many noticing it, though, he is in danger of being usurped by his younger brother.
- The military had abruptly usurped the council's powers two weeks ago, raising fears that.
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