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Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie
Usurp means to take something you have no right to.* He didn't usurp the record. He broke it.
* found on Sesamestreetlegal.com
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This word has more than one concrete definition. Since you are ignorant of the other nuances of the word, here is your edification for the day:
–verb (used with object) 1. to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
2. to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.
–verb (used without object) 3. to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power, etc.; encroach.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < L ūsūrpāre to take possession through use, equiv. to ūsū (abl. of ūsus use (n.)) + -rp-, reduced form of -rip-, comb. form of rapere to seize + -āre inf. ending
That said, my use of the word also reflects my belief that there seems to be something inherently criminal with the Browns coming into "our house" and relieving Dante of his shared record. Good for Cribbs and a sad indictiment of the current state of affairs with our beloved Chiefs.