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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/
Traductions
The general attempted to usurp the throne from the king.
Le général a tenté d’usurper le trône du roi.
Définitions
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.
Synonymes
take over
displace
wrest
commandeer
expropriate
appropriate
seize
Antonymes
surrender
relinquish
usurppast participle

usurped

Used attributively to describe something that has been seized or taken over unlawfully.
Traductions
usurpéEmployé au sens de « pris illégalement ».
The council voted to reclaim the usurped lands.
Le conseil a voté pour récupérer les terres usurpées.
Définitions
Seized or taken over illegally or by force.
The council voted to reclaim the usurped lands.
usurpgerund / present participle
Définitions
Actively engaged in seizing power, position, or rights without legal authority.
The usurping rebels installed their own leadership.
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