v. t. | 1. | To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; |
v. i. | 1. | To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper. |
Verb | 1. | usurp - 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" |
2. | usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke" |