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How to sign: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died";
Similiar / Same: usurp, arrogate, seize, assume
Categories: take
Within this category: annex, appropriate, preoccupy, raid
How to sign: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
Similiar / Same: buy out, buy up
How to sign: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
Similiar / Same: relieve
