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verb 
  1. To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
  2. To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: zich toeí«igenen
  • French: usurper
  • German: usurpieren
  • Spanish: usurpar
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From French usurper < Latin usurpare, ÅsÅrpÄre


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