Usurp vocab blog due Thurs @ 11:59 p.m.

5/6/2013

Our vocabulary blog word this week
is befuddle.

As
defined
by Merriam-Webster,

usurp,
a verb, means,

"to take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force."

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69 Comments

ID120

5/6/2013 05:31:29 am

The prince of England usurped the power from the king by killing him. This makes sense because the prince took power from the king by killing him.

RC118

5/6/2013 05:36:50 am

The rioting citizens will usurp their unfair king. This makes sense because they are taking his power illegally.

MR119

5/6/2013 05:44:48 am

I hope me speech doesn't befuddle the audience.

The word befuddle makes sense in this sentence because it tell how it hopes to to confuset them or get them thinking in the wrong way.

Mr. Fodor

5/7/2013 10:48:31 am

spelling

aw119

5/6/2013 06:45:41 am

The cop usurp his friends position as a detective.
This makes sense here because he took his job by force.

Mr. Fodor

5/7/2013 10:46:11 am

verb tense

AW118

5/6/2013 07:39:07 am

Hitler usurped western Europe.
This sentenced makes sense because during World War II Hitler took over western Europe illegaly.

pw119

5/6/2013 08:24:02 am

The prince will usurp the throne if he thinks the king is corrupt.

This makes sense because if the prince thinks the king is corrupt, then the prince will take over the throne.

jb119

5/6/2013 08:33:19 am

Bob usurped the emperor's power with his army.

This sentence makes sense because Bob took the emperor's power by force.

vw120

5/6/2013 10:08:23 am

The scary man usurped power from China and took control.
This makes sense because he took power illegally or with force

bs120

5/6/2013 10:24:25 am

The younger brother usurped the kingdom from his brother.

This makes sense because the brother took the kingdom by force.

KS119

5/6/2013 11:36:58 am

Jacob usurped the power to be class president by threatening anyone who stepped in his way.

The word usurp makes sense in this sentence because Jacob is illegally taking a position of power or importance by threatening his opponents.

AZ120

5/6/2013 11:03:21 pm

The police usurped the gun from the guy.
makes sense because the police us force to take to gun.

zhahn118

5/7/2013 06:24:17 am

America usurped Japan by wining World War 2. This makes sense because America took control of Japan by force by wining the war.

Mr. Fodor

5/7/2013 10:51:29 am

Check your spelling.

CS118

5/7/2013 06:37:55 am

The divorced woman worried that her husband's new wife would usurp his role as mother to her children.

Usurp make sense in this sentence because the divorced woman worried that her husband's new wife would take her role as mother to her children.

AI120

5/7/2013 06:47:12 am

The American wanted to usurp the British's power in their country during the American Revolution.
This makes sense beacause the rebellion was illegal and the Americans were trying to take away the British's power in America.

MTS119

5/7/2013 07:31:12 am

The Father usurped the privileges given to the teenage boy.

This makes sense because usurp means to take illegally or by force.

MAK119

5/7/2013 08:42:10 am

The villagers usurped the king at night and in the morning they had a new ruler. This makes sense because the villagers took the king's position by force.

EG120

5/7/2013 09:58:15 am

Napoleon usurped all of Europe with the help of his army.
This makes sense because he took something valuable by force.

HG118

5/7/2013 10:25:25 am

I usuruped the position of president on our school's committee.

Mr. Fodor

5/7/2013 10:52:08 am

Still needs an explanation sentence.

MM118

5/7/2013 10:53:44 am

The challenging questions befuddled the class's students.

This makes sense because the questions confused the students.

LS120

5/7/2013 10:54:31 am

He usurped the election by rigging the voting. This makes sense because he took a position of power illegally.

LT118

5/7/2013 11:14:31 am

The police went to the criminals house and usurped all his belongings that could be used as evidence against him. Usurp makes sense in this sentence because it is saying that the police took his things by force.

MR119

5/7/2013 11:51:45 am

The teacher usurped the cell phone from the student because he was using it in school.

The word usurp makes sense in this sentence because the teacher took the phone by force and took it away from the student.

SD118

5/7/2013 08:34:10 pm

The man tried to usurp the throne from the king by capturing the king.

This sentence makes sense because the man took the throne in illegal ways.

BH119

5/7/2013 10:15:04 pm

Joe tried to usurp Kim`s spot for class president.

This makes sense because he tried to take her spot in the class.

Mw120

5/7/2013 10:18:53 pm

The United States went to war with Mexico to usurp the land.
This sentence makes sense because they took it by force

NP119

5/8/2013 05:44:19 am

The vice president usurped the power of presidency by overthrowing the real president.

Usurp makes sense here because the VP took power illegally and by force from the president.

jd5

5/8/2013 05:53:09 am

The man usurped power over the company by killing the boss.
This makes sense in the sentence because the man took the power over the company illegally.

AB120

5/8/2013 06:02:31 am

The general usurped the command from his troops. This makes sense because the general took over the power from his troops.

LV119

5/8/2013 06:17:35 am

Gaddafi usurped King Idris.
This makes sense because Gaddafi took control of Lybia by force.

CF118

5/8/2013 06:26:29 am

Shane tried to usurp power from Rick, but Shane was unable to.

This makes sense because Shane tried to take control of the group but Rick wouldn't let him.

escanlon32

5/8/2013 06:31:16 am

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/26/vatican-some-china-bishops-usurp-church-power/
Usurp makes sense in this article because the Vatican believes thought some of the bishops in China were trying to take over the Catholic church.

BW120

5/8/2013 07:35:36 am

The unicorn usurped the other unicorn by stealing his horn.
This sentence makes sense because the unicorn stole his horn. Which happens to be illegal.

:)

jm120

5/8/2013 08:07:23 am

I usurped the ice cream from my sister.

Usurp makes sense in this sentence because I took the ice cream with force.

MC118

5/8/2013 09:19:01 am

The soldiers usurped the corrupt general.

Usurp makes sense in this sentence because the soldiers illegally took the general's position.

EZ120

5/8/2013 09:31:17 am

I usurped the position of team captain on the soccer team.

This makes sense because I seized the position of team captain.

EH119

5/8/2013 09:41:33 am

The robber usurped the money from the bank.

This makes sense because the robber took the money by force from the bank.

cym120

5/8/2013 12:03:40 pm

The tyrant usurped his throne. This makes sense here because the tyrant took his thrown by force.

AC119

5/8/2013 01:06:50 pm

He was banned from the club after attempting to usurp a higher position. This makes sense because he was unfairly trying to get a higher position by force.

SR5

5/8/2013 01:13:50 pm

Angered by the king's cruelty, the citizens usurped his power, threw him in prison, and later executed him.

This makes sense, because the citizens took the king's power away from him by force.

VJW120

5/8/2013 09:29:05 pm

People were upset because the new leader had usurped his new position.

This makes sense because he had taken the position illegally or by force.

JG119

5/9/2013 05:27:13 am

Chris "Birdman" Andersen usurped the shot and then ran down court to usurpinly dunk the ball after a rare miss from Mike Miller.

This means Birdman blocked the shot with force and then dunked the ball after Mike Millers rare miss.

EW119

5/9/2013 07:04:36 am

Nobody has been able to ursurp the position of the president.

Usurp makes sence in this sentence because it tells that nobody has been able to take his place.

KB119

5/9/2013 07:44:15 am

The young girl usurped the coaches power.

This makes sense because the girl took away the coaches power.

wp118

5/9/2013 07:58:53 am

I will usurp the goods.

This makes sense because usurp means to take illegally.

MB120

5/9/2013 08:16:24 am

Hitler attempted to usurp many countries.This makes sense because
he attempted to take over with military force.

NS120

5/9/2013 10:02:12 am

The man usurped the babies candy and was sent to prison afterword.

This makes sense because usurp in this sentence means to take by force which is what the man is doing.

mg119

5/9/2013 10:27:18 am

The man was scared that his manager would usurp his job as CEO.

Usurp makes sense in this sentence because usurp means to take my force. The man did not want his manager to take his job.

ME120

5/9/2013 10:39:57 am

The Navy Seal wanted to usurp the general's position.
This makes sense because the Seal wanted to take a position by force.

mk119

5/9/2013 10:57:00 am

the authorities usurped the skateboarders boards after they skated the ledge.
this makes sense because the authorities took the skaters boards by force.

ap120

5/9/2013 11:08:23 am

The creepy man usurped power from India and took over. This makes sense in this sentence because he took power with force..

MW118

5/9/2013 11:08:37 am

We choose to usurp our troops from the beaches.

This makes sense because we took our troops off the beaches.

AS119

5/9/2013 11:20:51 am

Kenny usuruped Peter's job at the toy company by threating him.

This makes sense because Kenny took Peters job by threatining him.

NL120

5/9/2013 11:35:49 am

By taking the gun he had usurped.

This makes sense because when the person took the gun he also took all the power because the other person didn't have a gun anymore.

DC119

5/9/2013 11:38:55 am

Napoleon Bonaparte usurped his power in Europe.

This makes sense because Napoleon took his power by force.

BTM118

5/9/2013 11:40:54 am

The burglar usurped the purse from the woman.

Usurp makes sense in this context because I am trying to say that the man took the purse by force.

RF118

5/9/2013 11:52:37 am

Korea thinks they can usurp the U.S.A.

Usurp makes sense in this content becuase Korea thinks they can take America by force.

MD119

5/9/2013 12:01:46 pm

Bob usurped the new role of president of the U.S. This makes sense because he took the position of power through force.

BB120

5/9/2013 12:14:36 pm

Seal Team 6 usuruped Bin Laden's house. This makes sense in this sentence because Seal Team 6 took Bin Laden's house by force.

IT118

5/9/2013 12:20:24 pm

I usurped 20 dollars from my sister's wallet because that is how I roll.
This makes sense because I stole 20 dollars from my sister.

BT118

5/9/2013 12:35:00 pm

My mother usurped my privileges because I disobeyed her.
It makes sense because she took my privileges.

MH118

5/9/2013 01:02:10 pm

Hitler usurped many countries, first starting with Germany.
This makes sense because Hitler illegally took over many countries, starting with Germany.

JH120

5/11/2013 04:35:47 am

I usurped the United States of America presidential job this election.
Usurp makes sense in this sentence because it stating i took the power of the job.

MTB119

5/11/2013 08:44:06 am

I usurped the tackle position on the team.
This makes sense because I took the position from someone.

JS119

5/12/2013 09:59:02 pm

He usurped the president's position when he got severely sick
EXPLANATION:
He took the position of the president.

AJP120

5/13/2013 04:57:35 am

The robber usurped Billy's car.

This makes sense because the robber took Billy's car illegally.

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