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Meanings of usurp in English
Synonyms
Examples for "assume"
Examples for "assume"
1
Individual Australians must ultimately assume responsibility for themselves and their economic circumstances.
2
That said; don't assume you have to seize every available opportunity going.
3
He said it was time for the Hezbollah movement to assume responsibility.
4
Whatever the case, we must assume Solari has not heard the news.
5
However, I am just going to assume there is no energy loss.
1
That said; don't assume you have to seize every available opportunity going.
2
Others worry U.S. military clout may ultimately be used to seize resources.
3
In rare cases, the agency can hold up approvals or seize products.
4
The malaria community should seize this opportunity to make their needs heard.
5
But our government wants to seize this opportunity to accelerate the process.
1
How did He dare arrogate to himself such a dominion as that?
2
He would not even arrogate to himself the name of antiquary.
3
The Parisians, excluding all others, arrogate to themselves the only knowledge of divinity.
4
Now Your Holiness is thinking that I arrogate to myself a miraculous clairvoyance.
5
There does not exist such a power of possessing as he would arrogate.
1
State Security Minister David Mahlobo will take over as Minister of Energy.
2
A Competition Commission investigation into the deal could take over a year.
3
Lachezar Borissov, currently deputy economy minister will take over the economy ministry.
4
Tepco needs to go down and the government needs to take over.
5
Later, technology could entirely take over the analysis role, according to Darpa.
Usage of usurp in English
1
Gray handed it over, glad to let the monsignor usurp his position.
2
We can usurp people in this country if we have the power.
3
No advisory group should attempt to pre-empt, less still usurp that role.
4
It is really so beautiful, that I think I shall usurp it.
5
Eunuchs usurp authority, and the hydra of rebellion raises its many heads.
6
Bound by that, the rulers will never usurp, nor the people rebel.
7
I shall not usurp the right of any, or oppress his person.
8
Twenty20 is the flashier younger sibling that might one day usurp it.
9
And then I let supper usurp his brief occupancy of my thoughts.
10
These I did usurp for a debt long since defrayed with interest.
11
Doris showed not the smallest disposition to usurp the old housekeeper's authority.
12
And could the tech giants like Apple usurp the current dominant players?
13
Rather than usurp other gadgets, the smartphone of 2027 will augment them.
14
No, I let no one usurp my rights, neither women nor children.
15
Times change, and a challenger from Ingolstadt aims to usurp the established order.
16
The brown in the leaves began to usurp the yellows and the reds.
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Usurp through the time
Usurp across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common