3. (v.i.)usurp to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power, etc.; encroach.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < L ūsūrpāre to take possession of without legal claim =ūsūuse+-ripāre, der. of rapere to seize)
Definition of 'usurp'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate seize and takecontrol 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"
2. (verb)usurp take the place of "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
Definition of 'usurp'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)usurp to seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him
2. (verb)usurp to commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper
Sense: to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.
Definitions of usurp 
Afrikaans: oorweldig, onregmatig nee
Arabic: يَغْتَصِب
Bulgarian: заграбвам
Brazilian: usurpar
Czech: uchvátit; přisvojit si
German: an sich reißen
Danish: tilrane sig; bemægtige si
Greek: σφετερίζομαι
Spanish: usurpar
Estonian: anastama
Farsi: غصب کردن
Finnish: anastaa
French: usurper
Hebrew: לִתפוֹס בְכּוֹח
Hindi: हड़प लेना, छीन लेना
Croatian: uzurpirati, svojatati
Hungarian: bitorol
Indonesian: merampas
Icelandic: {{XB}}hrifsa völd
Italian: usurpare
Japanese: 奪う
Korean: 강탈(횡령)하다
Lithuanian: užgrobti
Latvian: uzurpēt; sagrābt
Malay: merampas
Dutch: usurperen
Norwegian: rane til seg, legge besla
Polish: przywłaszczyć sobie
Persian: غصب کردن
Pashto: غصبول، په زور نيول، خيټه 
Portuguese: usurpar
Romanian: a uzurpa
Russian: узурпировать
Slovak: uchvátiť, zmocniť sa
Slovenian: nasilno se polastiti
Serbian: prigrabiti
Swedish: tillskansa sig, lägga bes
Thai: ชิง
Turkish: zorla almak, gasp etmek
Taiwanese: 篡奪, 篡位
Ukrainian: узурпувати, незаконно зах
Urdu: بالجبر قبضہ کرنا
Vietnamese: chiếm, chiếm đoạt
Chinese: 篡夺，篡位
