transcription, транскрипция: [ yu̇-ˈsərp also ]
-ˈzərp verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French usorper, from Latin usurpare to take possession of without legal claim, from usually (ablative of usus use) + rapere to seize — more at rapid
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right
usurp a throne
b. : to take or make use of without right
usurp ed the rights to her life story
2. : to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant
must not let stock responses based on inherited prejudice usurp careful judgment
intransitive verb
: to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully
• usur·pa·tion ˌyü-sər-ˈpā-shən also ˌyü-zər- noun
• usurp·er yu̇-ˈsər-pər also -ˈzər- noun