usurp

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

u·surp (yo͞o-sûrpʹ, -zûrpʹ)v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surpsv. tr.
1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.
2. To take over or occupy without right:
usurp a neighbor's land.v. intr.
To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully. [Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpāre, to take into use, usurp. See reup- in Indo-European Roots.] u·surpʹer n.u·surpʹing·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  assume, seize, take over, arrogate