Synonyms for usurp

Verb

1. assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate, take

usage: 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"

2. usurp, supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon

usage: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke"