Associations to the word «Usurp»

Wiktionary

USURP, verb. To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
USURP, verb. To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
USURP, verb. (obsolete) To make use of.

Dictionary definition

USURP, verb. 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".
USURP, verb. Take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche