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Word of the Day: Usurp

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The word for today is 'usurp'.
Usurp is a verb and is pronounced as 'yoo-surp'
(\ yu̇-ˈsərp \).
It means "to take somebody’s position and/or power without having the right to do this".
Usurp is derived from the Latin word "usurpare", meaning "seize for use", and entered the Middle English vocabulary through Old French "usurper".
Some synonyms of this word are "seize", "annex", "steal", "take over" and "supplant".
Collocation:

Usurp is usually used with nouns like 'authority' and 'power' as the object.
Some opposite words are "surrender", "offer", "relinquish", "give in", "abandon" and "liberate".
"Use in sentences:

 1. After the dictator usurped the state's power, there were mass killings.

 2. Some MPs tried to usurp his position in the election but failed terribly."
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