ūsūrpō āvī, ātus, āre
usus+RAP-,
to seize for use, grasp for enjoyment, seize upon, take into use, make use of,
use, employ, adopt, apply, practise, exercise, enjoy
. hoc genus poenae saepe in improbos civīs esse usurpatum recordatur:
ex tanto intervallo rem desuetam, L.: consolationes a
sapientissimis viris usurpatae: ex usurpatā libertate in servitutem
adserendi, i. e.
after experience of liberty
, L.: Curi cum caritate aliquā
benevolā memoriam usurpare,
cherish the memory of
: ius,
exercise
, L.—In law,
to seize, become seized, take possession, acquire, obtain
: surculo defringendo, i. e.
by breaking off a twig
(as a symbol of ownership). —
To seize wrongfully, usurp, trespass on
: cuius ius tyranni quoque usurparunt,
appropriated
, L.: usurpandae alienae possessionis
causā, L.—In language,
to name, call, speak of, talk of, adopt, assume
: Graecum verbum: admonet saepe usurpatae Dionysi vocis,
quā, etc., L.: Laelius, is, qui
Sapiens usurpatur: quae (via) antea silebatur, eadem nunc crebro
usurpatur,
is on everybody's tongue
.
