usurp
/ju'sɜrp/
verb
5 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.
“he usurped my rights”
2
Take the place of.
“gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke”
WORD FORMS
Related formusurpation
Related formusurper
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinusurpway
Starts & ends withU … P
Syllablesu · surp
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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