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[ verb ] take after a conquest or invasion; as of land
Related terms take appropriate preoccupy carry annex raid assumption confiscation usurper usurpation |
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[ verb ] take control of; take as one's right or possession
Examples "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" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Mostly the scene was crowded with mourners , such_as the dramatic Dell'Arca_Lamentation in Bologna , where the grief-stricken spectators had usurped Mary 's last poignant moment . |
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