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Meaning of usurped
The primary meaning of the word "usurped" is to take someone's place or position without their permission.
Etymology of usurped
The word "usurped" comes from the Latin words "usurpare", which means to seize or take for use, and the past participle "usurpatus", which is derived from "usus", meaning use, and "rapere", meaning to seize
The word has been used in the English language since the 15th century to describe the act of taking something or someone's place without permission
Synonyms
seized
taken
captured
hijacked
commandeered
appropriated
annexed
conquered
occupied
invaded
pillaged
plundered
looted
ravaged
despoiled
pilloried
dispossessed
supplanted
replaced
overthrown
dethroned
displaced
ejected
expelled
ousted
removed
unseated
deposed
subverted
overrode
preempted
infringed
encroached
trespassed
intruded
invaded
occupied
usurped
seized
confiscated
expropriated
annexed
commandeered
Definitions
- To take someone's place or position without their permission, especially in a forceful or unfair way
- * To take control or power without being entitled to it
- * To use or occupy something without permission
Usage Examples
- The king's throne was usurped by his power-hungry brother
- * The company's CEO was usurped by a group of investors who wanted to take control of the company
- * The dictator usurped the people's rights and freedoms
Antonyms
restored
reinstated
returned
given back
relinquished
surrendered
yielded
abandoned
vacated
released
freed
liberated
granted
allowed
permitted
authorized
sanctioned
ratified
confirmed
validated