transitive. To take away, do away with, destroy; also, to take up, appropriate by encroachment.

= accroach, v., encroach, n.

transitive. To take possession of without right; to seize or usurp. Obsolete.

transitive. To seize, acquire wrongfully (property or privilege). Also absol. Obsolete.

To seize or obtain possession of (territory, land, etc.) in an unjust or illegal manner; to assume unjust rule, dominion, or authority over, to…

To usurp, arrogate, or take by force (power, a right, etc.); to assume forcibly (a dignity or… Const. away, from (also in early use with dative), o…

transitive. With to (also †toward) (oneself). To seize or appropriate (what is not one's own); to usurp (authority or jurisdiction).

transitive. To get or take by dispossession. Obsolete. rare.

To take possession of a thing by usurpation; to become participator of. Obsolete.

transitive. = usurp, v. 1b.

transitive. To adopt or assume (a defining characteristic of another person). Obsolete. rare.

to usurp onor upon. To seize, intrude or lay hold upon (land, property, etc.) without right or just cause; to assume authority or domination over…

To usurp, seize upon, take possession of.