单词	usurp
释义	usurpu‧surp /juːˈzɜːp $ -ˈsɜːrp/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINusurp Origin: 1300-1400 Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare ‘to take something by using it’, from usus ( ➔ USE1) + rapere ‘to seize’ Verb Table VERB TABLE usurp Simple Form Present I, you, we, they usurp he, she, it usurps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they usurped Present perfect I, you, we, they have usurped he, she, it has usurped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had usurped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will usurp Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have usurped Continuous Form Present I am usurping he, she, it is usurping you, we, they are usurping Past I, he, she, it was usurping you, we, they were usurping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been usurping he, she, it has been usurping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been usurping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be usurping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been usurping Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He accused Congress of trying usurp the authority of the President. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For years now, self-appointed surgeons without the appropriate training have been performing life-threatening operations usurping the skills of consultant plastic surgeons. If schools feel their own roles and responsibilities are being usurped, they will not cooperate. In so doing they do not usurp the legislative function. Streets, created by pedestrians, were usurped by motorists. The mass media, especially television, usurped the job the parties traditionally performed in reaching out to the people. Then a howl went up among conservative critics of the court that it was usurping the role of the legislature. This is seen by some judges as usurping their function. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► authority · He like many others at that time felt that female transvestites were usurping male authority.· The court said the government interpreted the federal law so loosely that it usurped Congress' authority. ► function · Such corporations tend to usurp the functions of local elected authorities which are simultaneously subjected to greater central control.· It presides ostentatiously on the horizon line, arrogantly usurping the monumental function of grand public buildings of the past.· In so doing they do not usurp the legislative function.· This is seen by some judges as usurping their function.· A remarkable proportion regard the technical investigator as an unwelcome intruder who presumes to usurp the coroner's function.· Now James had taken over that role from Edward, and he had usurped a little of her function too. ► role · The judges, critics say, have usurped the role of parliament.· Then a howl went up among conservative critics of the court that it was usurping the role of the legislature.· Mr Mandle was more concerned that the city government is usurping the role of its museums.· It has usurped a role for which it was never created. formal to take someone else’s power, position, job etc when you do not have the right to:  There were a couple of attempts to usurp the young king.—usurper noun [countable]—usurpation /ˌjuːzɜːˈpeɪʃən $ -sɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
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