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usurp

🇬🇧 UK/juːˈzɜːp/🇺🇸 US/ju:'zә:p/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To seize power, a position, or rights from someone else by force or without legal authority.

篡夺;强占;侵占(权力或地位)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ususe
+
urpother
=usurp

Common Collocations

  • 1.usurp power篡权
  • 2.usurp the throne篡位

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The general tried to usurp the throne during the political instability crisis.

  • 2.

    She gradually usurped her rival's authority within the organization systematically.

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