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Usurp Noun U‧Surp Juːˈzɜːp ˈsɜːrp Verb Transitive Formal

Front usurp
Back u‧surp /juːˈzɜːp $ -ˈsɜːrp/ verb [transitive]
formal to take someone else’s power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to:
There were a couple of attempts to usurp the young king.
—usurper noun [countable]
—usurpation /ˌjuːzɜːˈpeɪʃən $ -sɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]

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