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usurp

/ju'sɜrp/

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verb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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"he usurped my rights"

Similar:

arrogate assume seize take over

type of:
take
verb
take the place of
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"gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

type of:
supersede supervene upon supplant replace

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