How to pronounce usurp
American English pronunciation
yoo-SERP
- IPA
- /juˈsɝp/
- Syllables
- yoo · SERP (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What usurp means
To take someone's power or place by force
In a sentence: The tricky prince tried to usurp his brother's throne.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to seize for use."
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