usurp (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def take the place of
examples gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
Incoming links
Hyponym supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede

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