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-derivedCommon 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.