usurped; usurping; usurps
Definition of usurp
1a
: to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
usurp a throne
b
: to take or make use of without right
usurped the rights to her life story
2
: to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant
must not let stock responses based on inherited prejudice usurp careful judgment
: to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully
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