usurp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right.
am usurping
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present progressiveof usurp (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Will he be glad that I am found worthy in the world's sight?—or will he think I am usurping his place?
From The Master-Christian by Marie Corelli
