- usurp a position
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usurp a position
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usurp — /yu̇ sərp, zərp/ vb [Latin usurpare to take possession of without a strict legal claim, from usus use + rapere to seize] vt: to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right the courts may not usurp the… … Law dictionary
usurp — ► VERB 1) take (a position of power) illegally or by force. 2) take the place of (someone in power) illegally. DERIVATIVES usurpation noun usurper noun. ORIGIN Latin usurpare seize for use … English terms dictionary
usurp — [yo͞o sʉrp′, yo͞ozʉrp′] vt. [ME usurpen < MFr usurper < L usurpare < usus, a USE + rapere, to seize: see RAPE1] to take or assume (power, a position, property, rights, etc.) and hold in possession by force or without right vi. to… … English World dictionary
usurp — UK [juːˈzɜː(r)p] / US [juˈzɜrp] verb [transitive] Word forms usurp : present tense I/you/we/they usurp he/she/it usurps present participle usurping past tense usurped past participle usurped formal to take a job or position that belongs to… … English dictionary
usurp — [[t]juːzɜ͟ː(r)p[/t]] usurps, usurping, usurped VERB If you say that someone usurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this. [FORMAL] [V n] Did she usurp his place in his mother s heart?... [V… … English dictionary
usurp — usurper, n. usurpingly, adv. /yooh serrp , zerrp /, v.t. 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 … Universalium
usurp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, expropriate, arrogate, appropriate; conquer, annex, snatch, grab. See illegality, stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. assume, appropriate, expropriate, commandeer, lay hold of; see also seize… … English dictionary for students
usurp — u|surp [ju:ˈzə:p US ˈsə:rp] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: usurper, from Latin usurpare to take something by using it , from usus ( USE1) + rapere to seize ] formal to take someone else s power, position, job etc when you do not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
usurp — u|surp [ ju zɜrp ] verb transitive FORMAL to take a job or position that belongs to someone else without having the right to do this: Ingham resented anyone who might try to usurp his authority. ╾ u|surp|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
usurp — [jʊ zə:p, jʊ sə:p] verb 1》 take (a position of power) illegally or by force. ↘supplant (someone in power). 2》 (usurp on/upon) archaic infringe on. Derivatives usurpation ˌju:zə peɪʃ(ə)n, ˌju:s noun usurper … English new terms dictionary
usurp — verb (T) formal to take someone else s power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to: his deep jealousy at the thought of another man usurping his role as father usurper noun (C) usurpation noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
