to usurp

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English - Turkish
zorla almak
gaspet
gaspetmek
zorla almak
{f} el koymak
English - English
To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means
To use and assume the coat of arms of another person
to take possession of by force
{v} to hold without right, to seize upon by violence
{f} seize, take over, appropriate
take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke"
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
If you say that someone usurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?. to take someone else's power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to (usurper, from usurpare , from usus ( USE) + rapere )
take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke
To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him
To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper
to usurp

    Hyphenation

    to u·surp

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı yusırp

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˌyo͞oˈsərp/ /tə ˌjuːˈsɜrp/
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