English to English
verb
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town.
He usurped my rights.
She seized control of the throne after her husband died.
source: WordNet 3.0
- take the place of
Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him.
source: Webster 1913
- To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [iuzérp] Manglupig; mangagaw; manggagá; mangamkam
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
