usurp

[US]/jʊ'zɜːp/
[UK]/ju'zɝp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. tomar o poder sem autoridade legal; assumir sem direito.
vi. tomar o poder sem autoridade legal.
Word Forms
Terceira pessoa do singularusurps
Particípio passadousurped
Passado simplesusurped
Gerúndiousurping
Pluralusurps

Phrases & Collocations

usurp power

usurpar o poder

usurp the throne

usurpar o trono

usurp authority

usurpar a autoridade

usurp control

usurpar o controle

usurp land

usurpar terras

usurp someone's position

usurpar a posição de alguém

Example Sentences

usurp a neighbor's land.

usurpar a terra de um vizinho.

usurp the name of ...

usurpar o nome de...

Richard usurped the throne.

Richard usurpou o trono.

The vice-president is trying to usurp the president’s authority.

O vice-presidente está tentando usurpar a autoridade do presidente.

That magazine usurped copyrighted material.

Aquela revista usou material protegido por direitos autorais.

The usurper took power by force .

O usurpador tomou o poder à força.

the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts.

a dinastia Hanoveriana havia usurpado os Stuarts.

the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state.

A Igreja havia usurpado o domínio do estado.

The usurper wrested the power from the king.

O usurpador arrebatou o poder do rei.

usurped the throne. See also Synonyms at allocate ,fit 1

usurpou o trono. Veja também Sinônimos em alocar , caber 1

Real-world Examples

If I do not usurp myself, I am.

Se eu não me usurpar, eu sou.

Source: Brave New World

Little by little he usurped his boss's authority.

Pouco a pouco, ele usurpou a autoridade de seu chefe.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

When I first got elected, I mean, they said that a woman has usurped a man's place.

Quando fui eleito pela primeira vez, quero dizer, disseram que uma mulher usurpou o lugar de um homem.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

My kingdom was usurped by force with weapons and technology supplied by your father-in-law!

Meu reino foi usurpado à força com armas e tecnologia fornecidas por seu sogro!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

He usurped the throne in 269 AD and briefly ruled a breakaway empire.

Ele usurpou o trono em 269 d.C. e governou brevemente um império separatista.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2019

Indeed she is, Mrs Hughes, and I have no intention of usurping your authority.

De fato, ela é, Sra. Hughes, e eu não tenho a intenção de usurpar sua autoridade.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

I've usurped his place and locked him out the way they locked me out of the bakery.

Eu tomei o lugar dele e o excluí da maneira como eles me excluíram da padaria.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Unselfishness with Miss Bartlett had entirely usurped the functions of enthusiasm.

O altruísmo com a Srta. Bartlett havia completamente usurpado as funções do entusiasmo.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

Years before, Jason’s uncle Pelias had ruthlessly usurped the throne of Thessaly from Jason’s grandfather.

Anos antes, o tio de Jason, Pelias, havia usurpado impiedosamente o trono de Tessália do avô de Jason.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Her daughters help their mother succeed where other queens fail — defeating the reigning monarch, and usurping the brood pile.

As filhas dela ajudam a mãe a ter sucesso onde outras rainhas falham — derrotando a monarca reinante e usurpando o ninho.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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