Usurp - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |juːˈzɜːrp|  American pronunciation of the word usurp
Brit.  |jʊˈzɜːp|  British pronunciation of the word usurp

verb

- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession (syn: arrogate, assume, seize, take over)
he usurped my rights
- take the place of
gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke

Extra examples

Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the mayor's power.

There were a couple of attempts to usurp the young king.

Henry IV usurped the throne from Richard II.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: usurp
he/she/it: usurps
present participle: usurping
past tense: usurped
past participle: usurped
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