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usquebaugh
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usu.
usual
usufruct
usufructuary
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usurp
u·surp [ yoo súrp, yoozúrp ] (past and past participle u·surped, present participle u·surp·ing, 3rd person present singular u·surps)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
seize something without right: to use something without the right to do so
[14th century. Via French< Latin usurpare "seize for use" <, perhaps, usus "use" (see use) + rapere "seize"]

u·sur·pa·tion [ yssər páysh'n, yzər páysh'n ] noun
u·surp·er noun
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