usurp
Signification (English)
- To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
- To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
- To take the place rightfully belonging to someone or something else.
- (obsolete) To make use of.
Concepts
Synonyms
encroach upon
encroach on
wrest something from someone
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/juˈsɝp/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpō.
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