English-Thai Dictionary

usurp

VI ชิง  ช่วงชิง  แย่งชิง  seize ching

 

usurp

VT ช่วงชิง  แย่งชิง  seize chuang-ching

 

usurpation

N การแย่งชิง อำนาจ  seizure encroachment kan-yaeng-ching-am-nad

 

usurper

N ผู้ ช่วงชิง  ผู้ แย่งชิง  ผู้บุกรุก  pu-chuang-ching

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

USURP

v.t.s as z. [L. usurpo.] To seize and hold in possession by force or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power. To usurp the right of a patron, is to oust or dispossess him.
Vice sometimes usurps the place of virtue.
[Usurp is not applied to common dispossession of private property. ]

 

USURPATION

n.[supra. ] The act of seizing or occupying and enjoying the property of another, without right; as the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power. Usurpation, in a peculiar sense, denotes the absolute ouster and dispossession of the patron of a church, by presenting a clerk to a vacant benefice, who is thereupon admitted and instituted.

 

USURPED

pp. Seized or occupied and enjoyed by violence, or without right.

 

USURPER

n.One who seizes or occupies the property of another without right; as the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron.

 

USURPING

ppr. Seizing or occupying the power or property of another without right. The worst of tyrants, an usurping crowd.

 

USURPINGLY

adv. By usurpation; without just right or claim.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

USURP

U *surp ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Usurped; p. pr. & vb. n. Usurping. ]Etym: [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy, get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin to usus use (see Use, n.): cf. F. usurper. ]

 

Defn: To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him. Alack, thou dost usurp authority. Shak. Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and usurped government, would of course be perfectly justifiable. Burke.

 

Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office, functions, powers, rights, etc. ; it is not applied to common dispossession of private property.

 

Syn. -- To arrogate; assume; appropriate.

 

USURP

USURP U *surp ", v. i.

 

Defn: To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper. The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and fanatics had usurped. Evelyn. And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor Peter Bell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping, with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell. Wordsworth.

 

USURPANT

U *surp "ant, a. Etym: [L. usurpans, p. pr. ]

 

Defn: Usurping; encroaching. [Obs. ] Gauden.

 

USURPATION

U `sur *pa "tion, n. Etym: [L. usurpatio making use, usurpation: cf. F.usurpation. ]

 

1. The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power.

 

He contrived their destruction, with the usurpation of the regal dignity upon him. Sir T. More. A law [of a State ] which is a usurpation upon the general government. O. Ellsworth.Manifest usurpation on the rights of other States. D. Webster.

 

Note: Usurpation, in a peculiar sense, formerly denoted the absolute ouster and dispossession of the patron of a church, by a stranger presenting a clerk to a vacant benefice, who us thereupon admitted and instituted.

 

2. Use; usage; custom. [Obs. ] Bp. Pearson.

 

USURPATORY

U *surp "a *to *ry, a. Etym: [L. usurpatorius.]

 

Defn: Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.]

 

USURPATURE

USURPATURE U *surp "a *ture, n.

 

Defn: Usurpation. [R.] "Beneath man's usurpature. " R. Browning.

 

USURPER

USURPER U *surp "er, n.

 

Defn: One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron. A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it. South.

 

USURPINGLY

USURPINGLY U *surp "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a usurping manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

usurp

u surp |yo͞oˈsərp juˈsərp | ▶verb [ with obj. ] take (a position of power or importance ) illegally or by force: Richard usurped the throne. • take the place of (someone in a position of power ) illegally: supplant: the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts. • [ no obj. ] (usurp on /upon ) archaic encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights ): the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state. DERIVATIVES u sur pa tion |ˌyo͞osərˈpāSHən |noun, u surp er noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriate (a right ) wrongfully ’): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare ‘seize for use. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

usurp

usurp |jʊˈzəːp, jʊˈsəːp | ▶verb [ with obj. ] take (a position of power or importance ) illegally or by force: Richard usurped the throne. • take the place of (someone in a position of power ) illegally; supplant: the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts. • [ no obj. ] (usurp on /upon ) archaic encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights ): the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state. DERIVATIVES usurpation |ˌjuːzəˈpeɪʃ (ə )n, ˌjuːs - |noun, usurper noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘appropriate a right wrongfully ’): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare ‘seize for use ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

usurp

usurp verb 1 Richard usurped the throne: seize, take over, take possession of, take, commandeer, wrest, assume, expropriate. 2 the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts: oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone; supplant, replace.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

usurp

usurp verb 1 Richard usurped the throne: seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, arrogate, commandeer, annex, assume, lay claim to. 2 the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts: oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel; succeed, come after, step into the shoes of, supplant, replace; informal fill someone's boots, crowd out; archaic deprive.

 

Duden Dictionary

Usurpation

Usur pa ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Usurpati o n |lateinisch usurpatio, zu: usurpare, usurpieren widerrechtliche Inbesitznahme; gesetzwidrige Machtergreifung

 

Usurpator

Usur pa tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Usurp a tor |der Usurpator; Genitiv: des Usurpators, Plural: die Usurpatoren spätlateinisch usurpator, zu lateinisch usurpare, usurpieren jemand, der widerrechtlich die [Staats ]gewalt an sich reißt, besonders den Thron 1b usurpiert

 

Usurpatorin

Usur pa to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Usurpat o rin |die Usurpatorin; Genitiv: der Usurpatorin, Plural: die Usurpatorinnen weibliche Form zu Usurpator

 

usurpatorisch

usur pa to risch Adjektiv |usurpat o risch |die Usurpation oder den Usurpator betreffend

 

usurpieren

usur pie ren schwaches Verb |usurp ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch usurpare, zusammengezogen aus: usu rapere = durch Gebrauch rauben (d. h. durch tatsächlichen Gebrauch eine Sache in seinen Besitz bringen )widerrechtlich die Macht, die [Staats ]gewalt an sich reißen die Macht usurpieren

 

Usurpierung

Usur pie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Usurp ie rung |das Usurpieren

 

French Dictionary

usurpateur

usurpateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui s ’empare d ’un pouvoir, d ’un titre, etc. , sans droit.

 

usurpation

usurpation n. f. nom féminin Action d ’usurper.

 

usurper

usurper v. tr. verbe transitif S ’emparer par violence ou par ruse d ’un pouvoir, d ’un titre appartenant à autrui. SYNONYME approprier ; arroger . aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

usurpación

usurpación nombre femenino 1 Acción de usurpar :la usurpación del trono fue apoyada por la nobleza; en la querella se le acusa de usurpación de funciones y malversación de caudales públicos .2 der Delito que consiste en apoderarse violentamente o con intimidación de un inmueble o de un derecho que corresponde a otra persona .

 

usurpador, -ra

usurpador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que usurpa :esos territorios sucumbieron ante las tropas usurpadoras .

 

usurpar

usurpar verbo transitivo 1 Apropiarse injustamente del cargo, el título o la identidad de otra persona :usurpar el trono; usurpar el nombre .2 Apoderarse injustamente y de forma violenta de una propiedad o de un derecho que pertenece a otra persona :no se ha probado que el acusado usurpara la porción de tierra en litigio; los alemanes creen que el equipo argentino ha usurpado su puesto en la final .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

usurp

u surp /jusə́ː r p |-zə́ːp /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈権力 地位など 〉を暴力で奪う, 強奪する ▸ usurp a throne 王位を奪う

 

usurpation

u sur pa tion /jùːsə r péɪʃ (ə )n |-zəː -/名詞 U C 不法使用 ; 強奪 ; 権利侵害 .

 

usurper

u s ú rp er 名詞 C ｟かたく ｠(地位 称号などの )強奪者, 不法使用者 .