Complete Definition of "usurp"

English
Etymology
From French usurper < Latin usurpare|ūsūrp�re

Pronunciation
IPA|/ju's�rp/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)p|-��(r)p

Verb
en-verb

#To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
#To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.

Translations
trans-top|to seize power
Dutch: zich toeëigenen
Esperanto: uzurpi
French: usurper
German: usurpieren
Icelandic: hrifsa völd, taka yfir, ræna völdum
Latin : usurpare|ūsurp�re
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|usurpere
Polish: uzurpowa�
Portuguese: usurpar
Romanian: uzurpa, r�pi
Spanish: usurpar
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Related terms
usurpation
usurper

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