verb
assume, appropriate, expropriate, commandeer, lay hold of; see also seize 2.
See usurp in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right:
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» appropriate
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» confiscate
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» homo
» seize
» separation of powers
» supplant
» throne
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