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Meanings of usurp in English

Portuguese
usurpar

Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force.

        usurpar
        Usage of usurp in English
        1
        Gray handed it over, glad to let the monsignor usurp his position.
        Map of bones
        2
        We can usurp people in this country if we have the power.
        Radio NZ
        3
        No advisory group should attempt to pre-empt, less still usurp that role.
        Independent.ie
        4
        It is really so beautiful, that I think I shall usurp it.
        Endymion
        5
        Eunuchs usurp authority, and the hydra of rebellion raises its many heads.
        The Awakening of China
        6
        Bound by that, the rulers will never usurp, nor the people rebel.
        The Life of General Francis Marion
        7
        I shall not usurp the right of any, or oppress his person.
        This Country of Ours
        8
        Twenty20 is the flashier younger sibling that might one day usurp it.
        The Guardian
        9
        And then I let supper usurp his brief occupancy of my thoughts.
        Waifs and Strays / Part 1
        10
        These I did usurp for a debt long since defrayed with interest.
        The Cloister and the Hearth
        11
        Doris showed not the smallest disposition to usurp the old housekeeper's authority.
        The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
        12
        And could the tech giants like Apple usurp the current dominant players?
        The Irish Times
        13
        Rather than usurp other gadgets, the smartphone of 2027 will augment them.
        Wired
        14
        No, I let no one usurp my rights, neither women nor children.
        Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger
        15
        Times change, and a challenger from Ingolstadt aims to usurp the established order.
        BBC
        16
        The brown in the leaves began to usurp the yellows and the reds.
        The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky
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        Portuguese
        usurparesbulhar
        Usurp through the time
        Usurp across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common