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(1):

(v. t.) 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.

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(v. i.) To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Usurp'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/usurp.html. 1828.
 
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