The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence
Yes, the past form of the word is usurped.
It means:
1. Takeover
2. Encroach
3. Infringe upon
4. Seize
1. Hindi –Hadapana
2. Spanish – Usurpar
3. French – Usurper
4. Mandarin – Cuàn
1. I have allowed you to usurp the rule, to reverse our natural positions.
2. This attempt to usurp authority was doomed to be disappointed.
3. We are instructed by these petty experiences which usurp the hours and years.
4. You usurp the power that is mine, and you deliver me—me, your son—to the gallows.
5. The Dutch have again attempted to usurp that trade, as will be told later.Some synonyms of the word are:
preempt, supplant, wrest, appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, displace, grab, highjack, seize, swipe, take, accroach, barge in, butt in, cut out, elbow in, get hands-on, grab hold of, infringe upon, lay hold of, muscle in, squeeze in, work in, worm in etc.
Some antonyms of the word are:
give, keep, leave, let go, offer, refuse, reject, release, give in, relinquish, surrender etc.
Quotation:
Be assured that, as certain as Congress transcends its assigned limits and usurps powers never conferred, or stretches those conferred beyond the proper limits, so surely will the fruits of its usurpation pass into the hands of the Executive. In seeking to become master, it but makes a master in the person of the President.
John C. Calhoun
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