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usurp

British pronunciation/juːzˈɜːp/
American pronunciation/ˌjuˈsɝp/
to usurp
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

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2

take the place of

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Examples
1. You've usurped our rights.
2. You can't usurp my throne.
3. That doesn't usurp my respect or my authority.
4. It will never remotely usurp the queen.
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