usurp [yoo-Surp]
verb. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
"Yankees veteran Brian McCann's catching duties have been usurped by the red-hot rookie Gary Sanchez."
"Leaders who usurp power don't ask for permission to take control of their country."
"Will you leave my mother's home and mine, and cease to usurp my rights?"
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