Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force.
take control of; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"
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"
take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke"
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
