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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
usurp /jʊˈzəːp, jʊˈsəːp/

▶verb

1 take (a position of power) illegally or by force.
■ supplant (someone in power).

2 (usurp on/upon) archaic infringe on.

– derivatives
usurpation /ˌjuːzəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n, ˌjuːs-/ noun,
usurper noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. usurper, from L. usurpare ‘seize for use’.

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