Main entry: 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
Main entry: claim, lay claim, arrogate
Definition: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
Usage: He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter; Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
Definition: make undue claims to having