Greek Meaning of usurp

σφετερίζομαι

Other Greek words related to σφετερίζομαι

Definitions and Meaning of usurp in English

Wordnet

usurp (v)

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

take the place of

Webster

usurp (v. t.)

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.

Webster

usurp (v. i.)

To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper.

FAQs About the word usurp

σφετερίζομαι

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession, take the place ofTo seize, and hold in possession, by force

κατασχέω,μετατρέπω,αρπάζω,καταλαμβάνω,κατάσχεση,κλέβω,παράρτημα,κατάλληλος,αλαζόνας,να υποθέτω Assume

No antonyms found.

usuriously => τοκογλυφικά, usurious => τοκογλυφικός, usuring => τοκογλυφία, usurer => Τοκογλύφος, usured => τοκογλυφικός,