Synonyms: take over, seize, usurp, assume, arrogate
Definition: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Usage: 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
Similar words: take
Definition: take by force
Usage: Hitler took the Baltic Republics; The army took the fort on the hill
Synonyms: usurp
Definition: take the place of
Usage: gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
Similar words: supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace
Definition: take the place or move into the position of
Usage: Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left; the computer has supplanted the slide rule; Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school