Definition
To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force. It often refers to seizing a throne, office, or role that belongs to someone else.
Etymology
From Old French 'usurper', from Latin 'ūsūrpāre' meaning 'to seize for use', originally 'to take into use'. Over time it came to mean taking something you have no right to.
Kelly Says
Usurp began as 'take into use' and slid into 'take over what isn’t yours'. So when a character 'usurps the throne', the crime is not just using power, but using stolen power.
Translations
ARالعربية
استيلاء
is-tee-la'u
BNবাংলা
অধিগ্রহণ
adh-i-gri-hon
CACatalà
usurpar
oo-soohr-par
CSČeština
usurpovat
oo-soohr-poh-vat
DADansk
usurpere
oo-soohr-peh-re
DEDeutsch
anmaßlich handeln
an-mah-sli-kh han-del-en
ELΕλληνικά
αποσπασμός
ah-pos-spahs-mos
ESEspañol
usurpar
oo-soohr-par
FAفارسی
تصرف غیرقانونی
tasref ghayr-qanuni
FISuomi
usurpoida
oo-soohr-poh-i-da
FRFrançais
usurper
oo-zür-per
GUGU
અધિગ્રહણ
adh-i-grah-na
HEעברית
לקחת שלא כדין
la-khat she-lo k-din
HIहिन्दी
अनुचित रूप से लेना
anu-cheet roop se leena
HUMagyar
elrabl
el-rah-bl
IDBahasa Indonesia
menguas
men-guas
ITItaliano
usurpare
oo-soohr-pare
KKKK
қабыл алу
qab-il a-lu
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
brah-prou-rt
KO한국어
불법으로 빼앗다
bul-beo-reu-ro ppa-at-da
MRMR
अधिगृहीत
adh-i-gri-heet
MSBahasa Melayu
menguas
men-guas
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-lin-eh
NLNederlands
usurperen
oo-soohr-peh-ren
NONorsk
usurpere
oo-soohr-peh-re
PLPolski
usurpować
oo-soohr-poh-vat
PTPortuguês
usurpar
oo-soohr-par
RORomână
a prelua
a preh-loo-a
RUРусский
usurпировать
oo-soohr-pee-ro-vat
SVSvenska
usurpera
oo-soohr-peh-ra
SWKiswahili
uchukua
oo-choo-koo-a
TAதமிழ்
கைப்பற்ற
kai-pprat
TLTL
mag-a-agaw
mag-a-ah-gaw
TRTürkçe
hükmet devralmak
hyoo-kmet deh-vral-mak
UKУкраїнська
узурпувати
oo-zoohr-poo-vat-i
VITiếng Việt
l usurpation
loo-sur-pah-shon
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-thwa-la