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单词 usurp
释义

usurp /ū-zûrpˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To take possession of by force, without right, or unjustly
  2. To assume (the authority or place, etc, of someone or something else)
  3. To take possession of (the mind)
  4. To take or borrow (a name or a word)
  5. To supplant (archaic)
intransitive verb
  1. To practise usurpation
  2. To encroach (with on or upon)
ORIGIN: Fr usurper and L ūsūrpāre, perh from ūsus use, and rapere to seize

usurpāˈtion noun

usurˈpative or usurˈpatory adjective

usurpāˈture noun (poetic)

Usurpation

usurpedˈ adjective

usurˈpedly adverb

usurˈper noun

usurˈping noun and adjective

usurˈpingly adverb

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