Surrender and Usurp

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Surrender

Surrender verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Usage example: the aging queen refused to surrender the throne to her increasingly impatient heir
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Usurp is an antonym for surrender.
Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

Usurp

Usurp verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
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Surrender is an antonym for usurp in take over topic.
Nearby Words: usurpation, usurper, usurping
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Common collocations

power surrender power usurp power
crown surrender crown usurp crown
position surrender position usurp position
body surrender body usurp body
Other words: control, leadership, place, territory, title, kingdom, throne, times, powers.
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