English → Hindi dictionary
usurp
हड़पना
Definition
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as ones 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"
All Hindi meanings
दबा ले/दबा बैठ/अन्याय से ले ले/छीन लेकी जगह ले लेनाहड़पना
Examples
हड़पना
gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
Similar words
supersedeseizetake overarrogate
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