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Home » Writer in Residence » --Love for Words » Usurp — to take over

Usurp — to take over

October 10, 2013
___ To usurp is to take over without due process.

Pronounced [yoo-SURP] or [yoo-ZURP], one who usurps does so without right or permission, sometimes by force.

Definition via CollinsDictionary.com:
— to seize, take over, or appropriate (land, a throne, etc) without authority

A usurp may seem abrupt. A usurper may be a person, or an entity.

Usage examples
● Bradford usurped control of the company via a hostile takeover.
● Linda devised actions to usurp Carrie’s position as leading lady in the theatre company performances.
● The new spa and salon usurped most clientele at Barbara’s Beauty Shop that had been on the corner for over 30 years.

Have you witnessed someone or something that was usurped?

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