usurp
11usurp — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French usorper, from Latin usurpare to take possession of without legal claim, from usually (ablative of usus use) + rapere to seize more at rapid Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to seize and… …
12usurp — [[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… …
13usurp — 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 …
14usurp — verb Usurp is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑throne …
15usurp — 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… …
16usurp — 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… …
17usurp — 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 …
18usurp — [14] Etymologically, to usurp something is probably to ‘seize it for one’s own use’. The word comes via Old French usurper from Latin ūsūrpāre, which may have been formed from the noun ūsus ‘use’ (source of English use) and rapere ‘seize’ (source …
19usurp — [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 …
20usurp — [14] Etymologically, to usurp something is probably to ‘seize it for one’s own use’. The word comes via Old French usurper from Latin ūsūrpāre, which may have been formed from the noun ūsus ‘use’ (source of English use) and rapere ‘seize’ (source …
