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usurping

UK
/juːˈzɜːpɪŋ/
US
/juˈzɜrpɪŋ/

Translations

usurpverb

usurping

Gerund

usurped
Past Simple
usurped
Past Participle
usurping
Gerund
UK
/juːˈzɜːp/
US
/juˈzɜrp/
The general attempted to usurp the throne from the king.
Le général a tenté d’usurper le trône du roi.
Synonyms
seize
take over
appropriate
expropriate
commandeer
wrest
displace
Antonyms
relinquish
surrender
usurpgerund / present participle

usurping

Describes someone or something actively seizing power or rights unlawfully.
usurpateurEmployé au sens de « qui s’empare illégalement du pouvoir ».
The usurping rebels installed their own leadership.
Les rebelles usurpateurs ont installé leur propre direction.

Definitions

usurpverb
To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force.
The general attempted to usurp the throne from the king.
To take the place of someone in a position of power or importance, often without the right to do so.
She feared that her assistant might usurp her role in the company.
usurpgerund / present participle
Actively engaged in seizing power, position, or rights without legal authority.
The usurping rebels installed their own leadership.
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