Definition of usurp in English:

usurp

verb jʊˈzəːpjʊˈsəːpjuˈsərp

[with object]

1Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Richard usurped the throne
Example sentencesExamples
- There's the anecdotal phenomenon of the woman who manages to break through the glass ceiling, but kicks the ladder away so no other women can usurp her position.
- This is not the place to detail the history of the wars and battles that occurred as the settlers usurped the ancient territories of the indigenes.
- I am not here to usurp power or win back the freedom of my people.
- If they feel that their base is threatened or that their members, through their own actions, can usurp their power, then they can be forced to act.
- Someone had usurped their throne, and it was time to win it back.
- Although part of the agreement was the rehabilitation of settlers who had usurped tribal land, there is nowhere else for them to go.
- Government should create and sustain the conditions in which parents can fulfill their duties to their children, but it must not usurp their position.
- In the event the thing she most feared came about when Edward IV usurped the throne.
- She usurped power from her husband and established her rule for almost two decades.
- Otherwise stated, schools are usurping the parental role of teaching personal values to children.
- Why do you not fight while your enemy usurps your land, kills your brothers and slaps you in the face…?
- Schools have usurped the role of parents in terms of making decisions about their children.
- Thyamis himself, rightful heir to his father's priesthood in Egypt. has had his place usurped by a younger brother.
- Dictatorship is itself a form of corruption in which individuals usurp the role of institutions.
- "The court of appeal has usurped the function of the jury.
- Her powers have been usurped by the Chief Justice and reallocated to other people.
- The Pope's quarrel with the Italian state, which had usurped his position in Rome, made it all the more necessary to reach a settlement with the French Government.
- Under this law, local ‘communities’ have the right to usurp land from its rightful owners, which must surely count as one of the biggest infringements of property rights in the modern Anglosphere.
- She believed that the elderly lady, who seemed to govern decisions about her grandchildren's forthcoming marriages, was usurping her position in the family.
- Whatever Vivian's birth, she had usurped my mother's place.
Synonyms
seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, arrogate, commandeer, annex, assume, lay claim to
1. 1.1 Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant.
  the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this version of the play, the duke and his usurping brother have been replaced by rival queens and, due to time constraints, a few characters not integral to the main plot have been dropped.
  Move over Blocker, you've been usurped, dethroned and pretty-much dumped as Rugby League's loosest lip.
  The ruler belonged to Rai dynasty, a Shudra king, who was usurped by a Brahmin named Chach.
  His father's second wife was first in line to the usurped Ming dynasty.
  Synonyms
  oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel
  succeed, come after, step into the shoes of, supplant, replace
  informal fill someone's boots, crowd out, defenestrate
  archaic deprive
2. 1.2usurp on/uponarchaic no object Encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights)
  the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Roman dictators often possessed absolute power while in office; but usually being elected for short periods of time, no one of them for ages usurped upon the rights of the people.
  He that doth usurp upon it, the Law doth intend that he hath purposed the destruction of the Prince.
  Some claim that the legislature has approved reforms usurping on executive power.
  By transmitting the virus willingly one is usurping on others’ rights to life and happiness.
  Eve, Prometheus, Pandora, and Frankenstein all try to usurp upon divine authority and all suffer the consequences.

Derivatives

usurpation

noun ˌjuːsəˈpeɪʃ(ə)nˌjuːzəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n

I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is another massive usurpation of local control of public schools, draped in the faux fabric of federal accountability.
- The Government, on behalf of the people, will not tolerate the usurpation of the functions of any of the institutions of the State by any individual or group.
- These obligations discourage a naked usurpation of power by judges.
- This is coercion, an usurpation of personal autonomy, and deeply destructive of human freedom.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'appropriate a right wrongfully'): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare 'seize for use'.

Rhymes

burp, chirp, Earp, slurp, twerp

Definition of usurp in US English:

usurp

verbjuˈsərpyo͞oˈsərp

[with object]

1Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Richard usurped the throne
Example sentencesExamples
- There's the anecdotal phenomenon of the woman who manages to break through the glass ceiling, but kicks the ladder away so no other women can usurp her position.
- If they feel that their base is threatened or that their members, through their own actions, can usurp their power, then they can be forced to act.
- She believed that the elderly lady, who seemed to govern decisions about her grandchildren's forthcoming marriages, was usurping her position in the family.
- I am not here to usurp power or win back the freedom of my people.
- Under this law, local ‘communities’ have the right to usurp land from its rightful owners, which must surely count as one of the biggest infringements of property rights in the modern Anglosphere.
- This is not the place to detail the history of the wars and battles that occurred as the settlers usurped the ancient territories of the indigenes.
- Government should create and sustain the conditions in which parents can fulfill their duties to their children, but it must not usurp their position.
- Dictatorship is itself a form of corruption in which individuals usurp the role of institutions.
- In the event the thing she most feared came about when Edward IV usurped the throne.
- Schools have usurped the role of parents in terms of making decisions about their children.
- Thyamis himself, rightful heir to his father's priesthood in Egypt. has had his place usurped by a younger brother.
- Otherwise stated, schools are usurping the parental role of teaching personal values to children.
- Whatever Vivian's birth, she had usurped my mother's place.
- Although part of the agreement was the rehabilitation of settlers who had usurped tribal land, there is nowhere else for them to go.
- Someone had usurped their throne, and it was time to win it back.
- Why do you not fight while your enemy usurps your land, kills your brothers and slaps you in the face…?
- Her powers have been usurped by the Chief Justice and reallocated to other people.
- She usurped power from her husband and established her rule for almost two decades.
- "The court of appeal has usurped the function of the jury.
- The Pope's quarrel with the Italian state, which had usurped his position in Rome, made it all the more necessary to reach a settlement with the French Government.
Synonyms
seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, arrogate, commandeer, annex, assume, lay claim to
1. 1.1 Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant.
  the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this version of the play, the duke and his usurping brother have been replaced by rival queens and, due to time constraints, a few characters not integral to the main plot have been dropped.
  Move over Blocker, you've been usurped, dethroned and pretty-much dumped as Rugby League's loosest lip.
  His father's second wife was first in line to the usurped Ming dynasty.
  The ruler belonged to Rai dynasty, a Shudra king, who was usurped by a Brahmin named Chach.
  Synonyms
  oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel
2. 1.2usurp on/uponarchaic no object Encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights)
  the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state
  Example sentencesExamples
  Eve, Prometheus, Pandora, and Frankenstein all try to usurp upon divine authority and all suffer the consequences.
  By transmitting the virus willingly one is usurping on others’ rights to life and happiness.
  Some claim that the legislature has approved reforms usurping on executive power.
  The Roman dictators often possessed absolute power while in office; but usually being elected for short periods of time, no one of them for ages usurped upon the rights of the people.
  He that doth usurp upon it, the Law doth intend that he hath purposed the destruction of the Prince.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriate a right wrongfully’): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare ‘seize for use’.

单词	usurp
释义	Definition of usurp in English: usurp verb jʊˈzəːpjʊˈsəːpjuˈsərp [with object] 1Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force. Richard usurped the throne Example sentencesExamples There's the anecdotal phenomenon of the woman who manages to break through the glass ceiling, but kicks the ladder away so no other women can usurp her position. This is not the place to detail the history of the wars and battles that occurred as the settlers usurped the ancient territories of the indigenes. I am not here to usurp power or win back the freedom of my people. If they feel that their base is threatened or that their members, through their own actions, can usurp their power, then they can be forced to act. Someone had usurped their throne, and it was time to win it back. Although part of the agreement was the rehabilitation of settlers who had usurped tribal land, there is nowhere else for them to go. Government should create and sustain the conditions in which parents can fulfill their duties to their children, but it must not usurp their position. In the event the thing she most feared came about when Edward IV usurped the throne. She usurped power from her husband and established her rule for almost two decades. Otherwise stated, schools are usurping the parental role of teaching personal values to children. Why do you not fight while your enemy usurps your land, kills your brothers and slaps you in the face…? Schools have usurped the role of parents in terms of making decisions about their children. Thyamis himself, rightful heir to his father's priesthood in Egypt. has had his place usurped by a younger brother. Dictatorship is itself a form of corruption in which individuals usurp the role of institutions. "The court of appeal has usurped the function of the jury. Her powers have been usurped by the Chief Justice and reallocated to other people. The Pope's quarrel with the Italian state, which had usurped his position in Rome, made it all the more necessary to reach a settlement with the French Government. Under this law, local ‘communities’ have the right to usurp land from its rightful owners, which must surely count as one of the biggest infringements of property rights in the modern Anglosphere. She believed that the elderly lady, who seemed to govern decisions about her grandchildren's forthcoming marriages, was usurping her position in the family. Whatever Vivian's birth, she had usurped my mother's place. Synonyms seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, arrogate, commandeer, annex, assume, lay claim to 1.1 Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant. the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts Example sentencesExamples In this version of the play, the duke and his usurping brother have been replaced by rival queens and, due to time constraints, a few characters not integral to the main plot have been dropped. Move over Blocker, you've been usurped, dethroned and pretty-much dumped as Rugby League's loosest lip. The ruler belonged to Rai dynasty, a Shudra king, who was usurped by a Brahmin named Chach. His father's second wife was first in line to the usurped Ming dynasty. Synonyms oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel succeed, come after, step into the shoes of, supplant, replace informal fill someone's boots, crowd out, defenestrate archaic deprive 1.2usurp on/uponarchaic no object Encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights) the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state Example sentencesExamples The Roman dictators often possessed absolute power while in office; but usually being elected for short periods of time, no one of them for ages usurped upon the rights of the people. He that doth usurp upon it, the Law doth intend that he hath purposed the destruction of the Prince. Some claim that the legislature has approved reforms usurping on executive power. By transmitting the virus willingly one is usurping on others’ rights to life and happiness. Eve, Prometheus, Pandora, and Frankenstein all try to usurp upon divine authority and all suffer the consequences. Derivatives usurpation noun ˌjuːsəˈpeɪʃ(ə)nˌjuːzəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. Example sentencesExamples This is another massive usurpation of local control of public schools, draped in the faux fabric of federal accountability. The Government, on behalf of the people, will not tolerate the usurpation of the functions of any of the institutions of the State by any individual or group. These obligations discourage a naked usurpation of power by judges. This is coercion, an usurpation of personal autonomy, and deeply destructive of human freedom. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'appropriate a right wrongfully'): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare 'seize for use'. Rhymes burp, chirp, Earp, slurp, twerp Definition of usurp in US English: usurp verbjuˈsərpyo͞oˈsərp [with object] 1Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force. Richard usurped the throne Example sentencesExamples There's the anecdotal phenomenon of the woman who manages to break through the glass ceiling, but kicks the ladder away so no other women can usurp her position. If they feel that their base is threatened or that their members, through their own actions, can usurp their power, then they can be forced to act. She believed that the elderly lady, who seemed to govern decisions about her grandchildren's forthcoming marriages, was usurping her position in the family. I am not here to usurp power or win back the freedom of my people. Under this law, local ‘communities’ have the right to usurp land from its rightful owners, which must surely count as one of the biggest infringements of property rights in the modern Anglosphere. This is not the place to detail the history of the wars and battles that occurred as the settlers usurped the ancient territories of the indigenes. Government should create and sustain the conditions in which parents can fulfill their duties to their children, but it must not usurp their position. Dictatorship is itself a form of corruption in which individuals usurp the role of institutions. In the event the thing she most feared came about when Edward IV usurped the throne. Schools have usurped the role of parents in terms of making decisions about their children. Thyamis himself, rightful heir to his father's priesthood in Egypt. has had his place usurped by a younger brother. Otherwise stated, schools are usurping the parental role of teaching personal values to children. Whatever Vivian's birth, she had usurped my mother's place. Although part of the agreement was the rehabilitation of settlers who had usurped tribal land, there is nowhere else for them to go. Someone had usurped their throne, and it was time to win it back. Why do you not fight while your enemy usurps your land, kills your brothers and slaps you in the face…? Her powers have been usurped by the Chief Justice and reallocated to other people. She usurped power from her husband and established her rule for almost two decades. "The court of appeal has usurped the function of the jury. The Pope's quarrel with the Italian state, which had usurped his position in Rome, made it all the more necessary to reach a settlement with the French Government. Synonyms seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, arrogate, commandeer, annex, assume, lay claim to 1.1 Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant. the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts Example sentencesExamples In this version of the play, the duke and his usurping brother have been replaced by rival queens and, due to time constraints, a few characters not integral to the main plot have been dropped. Move over Blocker, you've been usurped, dethroned and pretty-much dumped as Rugby League's loosest lip. His father's second wife was first in line to the usurped Ming dynasty. The ruler belonged to Rai dynasty, a Shudra king, who was usurped by a Brahmin named Chach. Synonyms oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel 1.2usurp on/uponarchaic no object Encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights) the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state Example sentencesExamples Eve, Prometheus, Pandora, and Frankenstein all try to usurp upon divine authority and all suffer the consequences. By transmitting the virus willingly one is usurping on others’ rights to life and happiness. Some claim that the legislature has approved reforms usurping on executive power. The Roman dictators often possessed absolute power while in office; but usually being elected for short periods of time, no one of them for ages usurped upon the rights of the people. He that doth usurp upon it, the Law doth intend that he hath purposed the destruction of the Prince. Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriate a right wrongfully’): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare ‘seize for use’.
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