Usurp is a synonym of commandeer.
As verbs the difference between commandeer and usurp
is that commandeer is to seize for military use while usurp is to seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
commandeer
English
Verb
To seize for military use.
To force into military service.
To take arbitrarily or by force.
See also
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usurp
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
(obsolete) To make use of.
* 1662 , , Appendix, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 149:
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Related terms
* usurpation
* usurper
