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Definition of usurp verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

usurp

verb

NAmE//yuˈsərp//

usurp somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they usurp

he / she / it usurps

past simple usurped

-ing form usurping

to take someone's position and/or power without having the right to do this

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usurpation

NAmE//ˌyusərˈpeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable] the usurpation of power

usurper

nounSee usurp in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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