usurping


u·surp

U0159400 (yo͞o-sûrp′, -zûrp′)v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surps v.tr.1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority.2. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land.3. To take the place of (another) without legal authority; supplant.v.intr. To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
[Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpāre, to take into use, usurp; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
u·surp′er n.u·surp′ing·ly adv.

usurping

(juːˈzɜːpɪŋ) adjthat usurps something
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