usurpo

See also: usurpó, and usurpò

Catalan

Verb

usurpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of usurpar

Galician

Verb

usurpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of usurpar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈzur.po/
• Rhymes: -urpo
• Hyphenation: u‧sùr‧po

Etymology 1

Deverbal from usurpare (“to usurp”) +‎ -o

Noun

usurpo m (plural usurpi)

1. (obsolete, rare) usurpation, encroachment

   Synonyms: (uncommon) usurpamento, usurpazione

Related terms

• usurpamento
• usurpare
• usurpativo
• usurpatore
• usurpazione

 

Further reading

• usurpo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

usurpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of usurpare

Latin

Etymology

From ūsus and rapiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uːˈsuːr.poː/, [uːˈs̠uːrpoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uˈsur.po/, [uˈs̬urpo]

Verb

ūsūrpō (present infinitive ūsūrpāre, perfect active ūsūrpāvī, supine ūsūrpātum); first conjugation

1. to use, take into use, make use of, employ, apply, practise, exercise, enjoy; perform, execute

   Synonyms: adhibeō, sūmō, assūmō, ūtor, vēscor

2. (law) to seize, get possession of, acquire, obtain something

   Synonyms: impetrō, acquīrō, cōnsequor, lucror, inveniō, pariō, emō, obtineō, potior

   Antonym: āmittō

3. (law) to assume, appropriate or get possession of unlawfully, usurp; trespass on
4. (by extension, in language) to name, call, speak or talk of, adopt, assume

Conjugation

Conjugation of ūsūrpō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ūsūrpō	ūsūrpās	ūsūrpat	ūsūrpāmus	ūsūrpātis	ūsūrpant
	imperfect	ūsūrpābam	ūsūrpābās	ūsūrpābat	ūsūrpābāmus	ūsūrpābātis	ūsūrpābant
	future	ūsūrpābō	ūsūrpābis	ūsūrpābit	ūsūrpābimus	ūsūrpābitis	ūsūrpābunt
	perfect	ūsūrpāvī	ūsūrpāvistī, ūsūrpāstī1	ūsūrpāvit, ūsūrpāt1	ūsūrpāvimus, ūsūrpāmus1	ūsūrpāvistis, ūsūrpāstis1	ūsūrpāvērunt, ūsūrpāvēre, ūsūrpārunt1
	pluperfect	ūsūrpāveram, ūsūrpāram1	ūsūrpāverās, ūsūrpārās1	ūsūrpāverat, ūsūrpārat1	ūsūrpāverāmus, ūsūrpārāmus1	ūsūrpāverātis, ūsūrpārātis1	ūsūrpāverant, ūsūrpārant1
	future perfect	ūsūrpāverō, ūsūrpārō1	ūsūrpāveris, ūsūrpāris1	ūsūrpāverit, ūsūrpārit1	ūsūrpāverimus, ūsūrpārimus1	ūsūrpāveritis, ūsūrpāritis1	ūsūrpāverint, ūsūrpārint1
passive	present	ūsūrpor	ūsūrpāris, ūsūrpāre	ūsūrpātur	ūsūrpāmur	ūsūrpāminī	ūsūrpantur
	imperfect	ūsūrpābar	ūsūrpābāris, ūsūrpābāre	ūsūrpābātur	ūsūrpābāmur	ūsūrpābāminī	ūsūrpābantur
	future	ūsūrpābor	ūsūrpāberis, ūsūrpābere	ūsūrpābitur	ūsūrpābimur	ūsūrpābiminī	ūsūrpābuntur
	perfect	ūsūrpātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ūsūrpātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ūsūrpātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ūsūrpem	ūsūrpēs	ūsūrpet	ūsūrpēmus	ūsūrpētis	ūsūrpent
	imperfect	ūsūrpārem	ūsūrpārēs	ūsūrpāret	ūsūrpārēmus	ūsūrpārētis	ūsūrpārent
	perfect	ūsūrpāverim, ūsūrpārim1	ūsūrpāverīs, ūsūrpārīs1	ūsūrpāverit, ūsūrpārit1	ūsūrpāverīmus, ūsūrpārīmus1	ūsūrpāverītis, ūsūrpārītis1	ūsūrpāverint, ūsūrpārint1
	pluperfect	ūsūrpāvissem, ūsūrpāssem1	ūsūrpāvissēs, ūsūrpāssēs1	ūsūrpāvisset, ūsūrpāsset1	ūsūrpāvissēmus, ūsūrpāssēmus1	ūsūrpāvissētis, ūsūrpāssētis1	ūsūrpāvissent, ūsūrpāssent1
passive	present	ūsūrper	ūsūrpēris, ūsūrpēre	ūsūrpētur	ūsūrpēmur	ūsūrpēminī	ūsūrpentur
	imperfect	ūsūrpārer	ūsūrpārēris, ūsūrpārēre	ūsūrpārētur	ūsūrpārēmur	ūsūrpārēminī	ūsūrpārentur
	perfect	ūsūrpātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ūsūrpātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ūsūrpā	—	—	ūsūrpāte	—
	future	—	ūsūrpātō	ūsūrpātō	—	ūsūrpātōte	ūsūrpantō
passive	present	—	ūsūrpāre	—	—	ūsūrpāminī	—
	future	—	ūsūrpātor	ūsūrpātor	—	—	ūsūrpantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ūsūrpāre	ūsūrpāvisse, ūsūrpāsse1	ūsūrpātūrum esse	ūsūrpārī	ūsūrpātum esse	ūsūrpātum īrī
participles		ūsūrpāns	—	ūsūrpātūrus	—	ūsūrpātus	ūsūrpandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ūsūrpandī	ūsūrpandō	ūsūrpandum	ūsūrpandō	ūsūrpātum	ūsūrpātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• ūsūrpābilis
• ūsūrpātiō
• ūsūrpātīvus
• ūsūrpātor

Related terms

• ūsūrpātīvē

Descendants

• → Catalan: usurpar
• → English: usurp
• → Old French: usurper
  • Middle French: usurper
    • French: usurper
• → Galician: usurpar
• → Italian: usurpare
• → Occitan: usurpar
• → Portuguese: usurpar
• → Romanian: uzurpa
• → Sicilian: usurpari
• → Old Spanish: usurpar
  • Spanish: usurpar

References

• “usurpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “usurpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• usurpo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

usurpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of usurpar

Spanish

Verb

usurpo

1. first-person singular present indicative of usurpar