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usurp
to seize and hold (power, a position, rights) unlawfully and by force
Caesar lead his troops across the Rubicon, forced Pompey to flee, and usurped the supreme command of Italy.
Related English words: usurpation (the unlawful seizure of power, rights, etc. by force), usurper
Latin root words: usurpo,
usurpare, usurpavi, usurpatus - to take possession of; to seize
wrongfully; usurpatio, usurpationis, f. - a making use of; usus,
usus, m. - use; advantage; practice, experience |