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usurp

verbHigh-frequency wordMore U words

to seize power or position wrongfully or by force

In a sentence

The general attempted to usurp the throne while the king was abroad.

Synonyms
seizeappropriatecommandeer
Antonyms
relinquishcedesurrender

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