usurp

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /juˈsɝp/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /juːˈzɜːp/

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Verb

Plain form usurp

Third-person singular usurps

Past tense usurped

Past participle usurped

Present participle usurping

1. If you usurp a place, you seize power to control the place from another person by illegitimate ways.