Verb: usurp yoo'zurp or yû'zurp or yû'surp
- Take control of (without authority and possibly with force); take as one's right or possession
"he usurped my rights";
- assume, seize, take over, arrogate
- Take the place of
"gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
Derived forms: usurps, usurping, usurped
Type of: replace, supercede [non-standard], supersede, supervene upon, supplant, take
Encyclopedia: Usurp