Dictionary Check: usurp
"usurp" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
verb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Example:
"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"
verb
take the place of
Example:
"gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
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