usurped

[US]/juːˈzɜːpt/
[UK]/juːˈzɜrpt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at overtage en magtfuld eller vigtig stilling ulovligt eller med magt; at tage eller benytte noget uden ret til at gøre det.

Phrases & Collocations

usurped power

tilranet magt

usurped authority

tilranet autoritet

usurped position

tilranet stilling

usurped rights

tilranet ret

usurped control

tilranet kontrol

usurped land

tilranet land

usurped title

tilranet titel

usurped influence

tilranet indflydelse

usurped role

tilranet rolle

Example Sentences

the throne was usurped by a rival faction.

tronen blev usurperet af en rivaliserende fraktion.

he felt that his authority had been usurped.

han følte, at hans autoritet var blevet usurperet.

the company usurped the market share of its competitors.

virksomheden usurperede sine konkurrenters markedsandel.

they usurped power during the political upheaval.

de usurperede magten under det politiske opgør.

her ideas were usurped without any credit.

hendes ideer blev usurperet uden nogen kredit.

the rebels usurped control of the city.

oprørerne usurperede kontrollen over byen.

his position was usurped by a more qualified candidate.

hans stilling blev usurperet af en mere kvalificeret kandidat.

the rights of the citizens were usurped by the government.

borgernes rettigheder blev usurperet af regeringen.

many feared that their freedoms would be usurped.

mange frygtede, at deres friheder ville blive usurperet.

he accused his colleagues of usurping his ideas.

han anklagede sine kolleger for at usurperer hans ideer.

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