Begin
Usurp
Usurp verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Evil Chancellor: Malingo, being the reason Astaulf was even able to usurp the throne to begin with.
Source: Literature / A Wizard in Rhyme
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