Word of the day
usurp
1. take (a position of power or importance) unlawfully or by force
“Richard usurped the throne”
2. take the place of (someone in a position of power) unlawfully; supplant
“the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts”
3. encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights)
“the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state”
verb
/juˈsərp/
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"The rebel sought to usurp the king's throne and _____ the land himself."
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- expropriate
- donate
- give
- seize
- take
- honor
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