assume-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: assume
sense: 02279327-v
part of speech: verb

usurp-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: usurp
sense: 02279327-v
part of speech: verb

seize-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: seize
sense: 02279327-v
part of speech: verb

take over-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: take over
sense: 02279327-v
part of speech: verb

arrogate-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: arrogate
sense: 02279327-v
part of speech: verb

02279327-v
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
example: He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
example: he usurped my rights
example: She seized control of the throne after her husband died
ili: i33107
lexfile: verb.possession
part of speech: verb
hypernym: 02211401-v