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Adjective usurped has 1 sense

usurped - (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force; "the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"
Antonym: given (indirect, via taken)

Verb usurp has 2 senses

assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
--₁ is one way to take

Derived forms: noun usurpation₂, noun usurper₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
usurp - take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terorist act broke"
--₂ is one way to supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something