Usurp

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him.
  • (v. i.) To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.

Compare usurp with other words:

divest vs. usurp

abdicate vs. usurp

dispossess vs. usurp

impound vs. usurp

subjugate vs. usurp

usurp vs. usurpingly

usurp vs. usurpatory

power vs. usurp

misappropriate vs. usurp

supplant vs. usurp

annex vs. usurp

encroach vs. usurp

embezzle vs. usurp

usurp vs. usury

exploit vs. usurp

arrogate vs. usurp

usurp vs. usurper

usurp vs. usurpation

assume vs. usurp

illegitimate vs. usurp

seize vs. usurp

supersede vs. usurp

accroach vs. usurp