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Originally Posted by MattR
What does that word mean?
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as a transitive verb it means:
1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority.
2. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land.
and, as an intransitive verb, it means:
1. To seize another's place, authority, or possession wrongfully.