usurp
UKjuːzəp
US'ju:'sə:p
معنی فارسی
غصب کردن بزور گرفتن ربودن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/yōō zu_rp´, -su_rp´/vt., vi.
● غصب کردن، سگاریدن، به زور گرفتن، زورستانی کردن
Gawmata usurped the throne of his brother
گوماتا تاج و تخت برادرش را غصب کرد.
the government should not usurp the powers not given to it
دولت نباید اختیاراتی را که به آن داده نشده است غصب کند.
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession “He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town” “he usurped my rights” “She seized control of the throne after her husband died” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- take the place of “gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
مترادفها
verb active
Seize (without right), arrogate, assume, appropriate unlawfully.