单词 | to usurp the place of |
释义 | > as lemmasto usurp the place of d. to usurp the place of, in figurative uses. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > supplanting or replacement > take the place of or replace [verb (intransitive)] to stand for ——lOE to give steadc1340 to stand in a person's stead?a1515 to do (obs.), fill, serve, supply the stead of1558 to fill the room of1562 to usurp the place of1574 suppullulate1601 to stead upa1616 to take the place ofa1616 succenturiate1630 act1651 succeed1692 to do duty1825 1574 J. Baret Aluearie I Introd. sig. Kk.i Concerning I consonant, which oftentimes vniustly vsurpeth the sounde and place of g. 1739 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 229 True religion takes up that place in the mind, which superstition would usurp. 1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 320 When tumult..usurp'd authority's just place. 1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses xix. 271 The love of party has always usurped the place of the love of Country. 1879 H. Phillips Addit. Notes upon Coins 5 Copper began to usurp the place of other metals. < as lemmas |
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