Definition for Usurp:

• 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.

Synonyms for Usurp:

• n.

  •
  • replace,
  • succeed,
  • renew,
  • change,
  • swap,
  • substitute.
  •assume (noun)
  • lay hold of.

• v.

  •take (verb)
  • acquire,
  • take,
  • catch,
  • get,
  • impound,
  • procure,
  • monopolize,
  • bag,
  • annex,
  • gather,
  • abduct,
  • levy,
  • harvest,
  • capture,
  • nab,
  • amass,
  • reap,
  • collect,
  • deprive,
  • grab.

Antonyms for Usurp:

• v.

  • take over
    reject, refuse, keep, leave, give, give in, release, relinquish, surrender, offer, let go.

Hyponym for Usurp:

• v.

  • social
    supersede, replace, supervene upon, supplant.