Betekenis van:
usurp
to usurp
Werkwoord
- take the place of
"gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.
- The French authorities assert that at no time have they sought to usurp the Commission’s prerogatives.
- France thus acknowledges having anticipated payment of the final instalment of 25 % of the aid, but this was due to errors in calculating the business tax exemption. The French authorities assert that at no time have they sought to usurp the Commission’s prerogatives.