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usurped

UK
/juːˈzɜːpt/
US
/juˈzɜrpt/
usurpverb

usurped

Past Simple

usurped
Past Simple
usurped
Past Participle
usurping
Gerund
UK
/juːˈzɜːp/
US
/juˈzɜrp/
Translations
He tried to usurp the throne from the rightful king.
Он пытался узурпировать трон у законного короля.
Additional translations
захватывать
похищать
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
wrest
take over
appropriate
expropriate
commandeer
displace
seize
Antonyms
relinquish
surrender
usurppast participle

usurped

Used attributively to describe something that has been seized or taken over unlawfully.
Definitions
Seized or taken over illegally or by force.
The council voted to reclaim the usurped lands.
usurpgerund / present participle
Definitions
Actively engaged in seizing power, position, or rights without legal authority.
The usurping rebels installed their own leadership.
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