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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesusurpar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: u-zuɾ-ˈpaɾ
"Eles tentaram usurpar o controle da empresa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take illegal or forcible possession of something, especially power, a position, or a throne, without legal right.
"The ambitious general attempted to usurp the rightful king and establish a military dictatorship." - 2
To encroach upon, take over, or supersede someone else's rights, role, or authority.
"The new software threatens to usurp traditional publishing methods by allowing direct author-to-reader distribution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'usurpare', meaning to take into use or seize, combining 'usus' (use) and 'rapere' (to snatch). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term originally denoted taking possession of property without legal claim before shifting primarily to political and authority takeover.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Usurp" is said worldwide
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usurper
Transliteration: y-zyr-pe
"Il a tenté d'usurper le pouvoir du président."
usurpieren
Transliteration: u-zʊʁ-ˈpiː-ʁən
"Die Rebellen versuchten, den Thron zu usurpieren."
usurpare
Transliteration: u-zur-ˈpa-re
"Il dittatore ha cercato di usurpare l'autorità legale."
usurpar
Transliteration: u-suɾ-ˈpaɾ
"El general conspiró para usurpar el trono del reino."
usurpar
Transliteration: u-zuɾ-ˈpaɾ
"Eles tentaram usurpar o controle da empresa."
हथिया लेना
Transliteration: hathiyā lenā
"सेनापति ने राजा की गद्दी हथियाने की कोशिश की।"
篡夺
Transliteration: cuàn duó
"野心勃勃的将军企图篡夺王位。"
찬탈하다
Transliteration: chantalhada
"반역자는 왕권을 찬탈하려고 음모를 꾸몄다."
篡奪する
Transliteration: sandatsu suru
"反乱軍は王位を篡奪しようと企てた。"
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