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What does usurped mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of usurp
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Edward displayed shrewdness and ruthlessness in the way he turned on nobles who had usurped his power during his minority.
Anything less is a concession that the rule of law can be usurped by mob rule.
Has minimalism been usurped by upfront decoration and a rash of colourful swirls, florals and geometrics, or is less still more?
Not until Richard usurped the throne in 1483 did Henry's prospects brighten, his cause sustained largely by his redoubtable mother.
The ruler belonged to Rai dynasty, a Shudra king, who was usurped by a Brahmin named Chach.
Tinseltown has usurped the kung fu genre, and even some Bollywood romances have a taste of the American romantic comedy.

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