Usurp vs Dispossess - What's the difference?
usurp | dispossess |
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:
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
(sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
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As verbs the difference between usurp and dispossess
is that usurp is to seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means while dispossess is to deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.usurp
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dispossess
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