usurp

usurp a neighbor's land.

usurp the name of ...

Richard usurped the throne.

The vice-president is trying to usurp the president’s authority.

That magazine usurped copyrighted material.

The usurper took power by force .

the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts.

the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state.

The usurper wrested the power from the king.

usurped the throne. See also Synonyms at allocate ,fit 1

If I do not usurp myself, I am.

Little by little he usurped his boss's authority.

When I first got elected, I mean, they said that a woman has usurped a man's place.

My kingdom was usurped by force with weapons and technology supplied by your father-in-law!

He usurped the throne in 269 AD and briefly ruled a breakaway empire.

Indeed she is, Mrs Hughes, and I have no intention of usurping your authority.

I've usurped his place and locked him out the way they locked me out of the bakery.

Unselfishness with Miss Bartlett had entirely usurped the functions of enthusiasm.

Years before, Jason’s uncle Pelias had ruthlessly usurped the throne of Thessaly from Jason’s grandfather.

Her daughters help their mother succeed where other queens fail — defeating the reigning monarch, and usurping the brood pile.