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usurp - Meaning in Tamil

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usurp - Meaning in Tamil

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usurp Word Forms & Inflections

usurped (verb past tense)
usurping (verb present participle)
usurps (verb present tense)

Definitions and Meaning of usurp in English

usurp verb

  1. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

    Synonyms

    arrogate, assume, seize, take over

    Examples

    • "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. take the place of

    Example

    • "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

Synonyms of usurp

Description

A usurper is an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power, often but not always in a monarchy. In other words, one who takes the power of a country, city, or established region for oneself, without any formal or legal right to claim it as one's own. Usurpers can rise to power in a region by often unexpected physical force, as well as through political influence and deceit.

Also see "Usurper" on Wikipedia

More matches for usurp

noun 

usurpationதகாத வழியில் கை பற்றுதல்
usurpationகட்டுப்பாட்டைமீறுதல்
usurperதுராக்கிரமி
usurped landகுவிந்த நிலம்
usurped supremeஉச்சம்
usurped tyrannyகொடுங்கோன்மை
usurping helmetsதலைக்கவசங்களை தட்டி
usurped dominationகுவிந்த ஆதிக்கம்

What is usurp meaning in Tamil?

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