Capture and Usurp

Capture

Capture verb - Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.

Usage example: The militia captured the castle

Show all Definitions

Usurp and capture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usurp" instead a verb "Capture".

Nearby Words: captive, captured, captor, capturing

Usurp verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Show all Definitions

Capture and usurp are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capture" instead a verb "Usurp".

Nearby Words: usurpation, usurper, usurping

When Bastila leads a few Jedi to board and cripple Darth Revan's flag ship and capture the man himself, his apprentice takes this as a good reason to have his vessels fire on said flag ship's bridge and usurp the leadership of the Sith empire.

Source: Decapitated Army

Cite this Source

Usurp and Capture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capture/usurp

Capture & Usurp. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/capture/usurp>.

Usurp or Capture. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/capture/usurp.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "capture" and "usurp" have occurred on timeline