Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense usurps, present participle usurping, past tense, past participle usurped
VERB 奪取;篡奪;侵佔 If you say that someone usurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this. 奪取;篡奪;侵佔 [formal]
Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?. [VERB noun]
她取代了他在他母親心目中的地位嗎?
The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency. [VERB noun]