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Usurped

/jˌuˈsɜrpt/
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(verb) simple past and past participle of usurp

Baroque architecture was once considered new wave, before it was usurped by Rococo architecture.
They usurped the victory.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The throne was ____ by a ambitious general who led a military coup against the local and rightful king today.

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