usurp

To take a position of power or authority illegally or by force.

• usurper/juːˈzɜːpə/(n)篡夺者
• usurpation/ˌjuːzɜːˈpeɪʃən/(n)篡夺

• usurp power
• usurp the throne
• usurp authority
• usurp someone's role

1. 1.The general attempted to usurp the president's power through a coup. (seize illegally)
2. 2.Digital assistants are beginning to usurp the role of traditional search engines. (take over)

• seize/siːz/— take by force
• overthrow/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/— remove from power
• supplant/səˈplɑːnt/— take the place of

from Latin "usurpare" = to seize for use — taking what isn't rightfully yours