ಅರ್ಥ : Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force. Take as one's right or possession.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							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.
							
ಅರ್ಥ : Take the place of.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.