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to usurp
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āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to wrongly take someone else's position, power, or right
Transitive: to usurp a position or right
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In many tales, evil stepmothers attempt to usurp the rightful place of the princess.
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02
āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to take someoneâs position or role, often in an unfair or illegal way
Transitive: to usurp somebody in a position of power
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The younger brother planned to usurp his older sibling as the family leader.
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usurper
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