Object and Usurp

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Object verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: usurpation, usurper, usurping

Lovecraft's short story The Evil Clergyman, a mysterious man with a decidedly Anglican attire who appears to have cast his soul into a matchbox-like object in an act of pre-suicidal sorcery, later attempting to completely usurp anyone that handles said object.

Source: Sinister Minister
And in Mastiff, a massive conspiracy to usurp the King and Queen by kidnapping and abusing the child prince is launched by a bunch of mages who object to a sales tax.

Source: Its All About Me / Literature
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) the Ultimate Daimyo's War Staff is not only an object of power, it represents his authority over the Battle Nexus, which is why people who try to usurp him make a priority of obtaining it.

Source: Staff of Authority

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