Definition of "usurps" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of usurp. (verb)

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• "The only way the Congress can provide this is through ultra-constitutional powers it usurps from the several states and the people themselves."
• "MSFT presents CodePlex - open source foundation with a commercial twist Google says it would make books available to Amazon, Copyright Office says deal 'usurps'"
• "After nearly four decades, that title is set to be reclaimed by New York in 2013 when the 1,776-foot One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan usurps the 1,451-foot Willis Tower."