Definition of usurp

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• usurp is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• usurp is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• usurp is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of usurp

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession (verb)

  Examples

  1. he usurped my rights

  Synonyms

  1. arrogate
  2. assume
  3. seize
  4. take over
• take the place of (verb)

  Examples

  1. gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke

See definition of usurp in Merriam Webster