Usurp: meaning, definitions and examples
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usurp
[ juหsษหrp ]
take power by force
To seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was accused of trying to usurp the throne.
- The general attempted to usurp the authority of the government.
Translations
Translations of the word "usurp" in other languages:
๐ต๐น usurpar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคนเคฅเคฟเคฏเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช usurpieren
๐ฎ๐ฉ merebut
๐บ๐ฆ ัะทััะฟัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ uzurpowaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฅชๅใใ
๐ซ๐ท usurper
๐ช๐ธ usurpar
๐น๐ท zorla almak
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฐฌํํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงุบุชุตุจ
๐จ๐ฟ uzurpovat
๐ธ๐ฐ uzurpovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ็ฏกๅคบ
๐ธ๐ฎ uzurpirati
๐ฎ๐ธ rรกรฐa yfir
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐััะฟ ะฐะปั
๐ฌ๐ช แฃแแฃแ แแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qษsb etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ usurpar
Etymology
The word 'usurp' comes from the Latin word 'usurpare', meaning 'to seize for use, appropriate'. It has been used in English since the 14th century with the meaning of seizing power or authority without the right to do so.
See also: usurpation, usurpator, usurper, usurping, usurpist.
Word Frequency Rank
Positioned at #20,863, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.
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