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usurped |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Usurp \U*surp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Usurped}; p. pr & vb n. {Usurping}.] [L. usurpare usurpatum to make use of enjoy, get possession of usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin to usus use (see {Use}, n.): cf F. usurper.] 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 Alack, thou dost usurp authority. --Shak. Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and usurped government, would of course be perfectly justifiable. --Burke. Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office, functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to common dispossession of private property. Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: usurped adj : (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force; "the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"
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