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to usurp
01
to wrongly take someone else's position, power, or right
Transitive: to usurp a position or right
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
usurp
3rd person singular
usurps
past simple
usurped
past participle
usurped
Examples
In many tales, evil stepmothers attempt to usurp the rightful place of the princess.
02
to take someone’s position or role, often in an unfair or illegal way
Transitive: to usurp somebody in a position of power
Examples
The prince 's cousin attempted to usurp him as heir to the throne.
Lexical Tree
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