usurp 音標拼音: [j
, us'ɚp]
vt . 篡奪,做霸占行為,奪取
vi . 篡奪,侵占
篡奪,做霸佔行為,奪取篡奪,侵佔
usurp v 1 :
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force ;
take as one '
s right or possession ; "
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town "; "
he usurped my rights "; "
She seized control of the throne after her husband died " [
synonym : {
assume }, {
usurp }, {
seize }, {
take over }, {
arrogate }]
2 :
take the place of ; "
gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke "
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 .
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Alack ,
thou dost usurp authority . --
Shak .
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Another revolution ,
to get rid of this illegitimate and usurped government ,
would of course be perfectly justifiable . --
Burke .
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Note :
Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office ,
functions ,
powers ,
rights ,
etc .;
it is not applied to common dispossession of private property .
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Syn :
To arrogate ;
assume ;
appropriate .
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Usurp \
U *
surp "\,
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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The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and fanatics had usurped . --
Evelyn .
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And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor Peter Bell ;
Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping ,
with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell . --
Wordsworth .
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56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
usurp ":
accroach ,
adopt ,
advance upon ,
appropriate ,
arrogate ,
assume ,
assume command ,
break bounds ,
colonize ,
commandeer ,
conquer ,
cut out ,
displace ,
encroach ,
enslave ,
go too far ,
hog ,
indent ,
infringe ,
intrude ,
invade ,
irrupt ,
jump a claim ,
know no bounds ,
make an inroad ,
make free with ,
make use of ,
monopolize ,
mount the throne ,
occupy ,
overrun ,
overstep ,
overstep the bounds ,
play God ,
preempt ,
preoccupy ,
prepossess ,
pretend to ,
requisition ,
seize ,
seize power ,
seize the throne ,
sit on ,
squat on ,
subjugate ,
take all of ,
take charge ,
take command ,
take it all ,
take over ,
take possession of ,
take the helm ,
take the lead ,
take up ,
transgress ,
trespass
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