usurp

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpō. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /juˈsɝp/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˈzɜːp/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)p === Verb === usurp (third-person singular simple present usurps, present participle usurping, simple past and past participle usurped) To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means). To take the place of someone or something else; to supplant. (obsolete) To make use of. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== appropriate