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Synonyms of 'usurp'

usurp

verb

  1. seize, appropriate, assume, commandeer, take, take over, wrest

Nearby words of 'usurp'

  • usher
  • usual
  • usually
  • usurp
  • utility
  • utilize
  • utmost
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Thesaurus for usurp from the Collins American English Thesaurus
Dictionary definition
If you say that someone usurps a job , role , title , or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this.
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