Question

Choose the synonym of usurp

Answer 1

The correct Answer is : Encroach .

Answer 2

Since usurp deals with taking something that is not rightfully one's own, the alternate route is to test each near-synonym inside one fixed sentence frame and see which keeps the same shade of meaning.

1. Frame test with Invade: "The general planned to invade the throne" sounds forced, because invade usually applies to territory taken by force, not a position or right, so it is a weak fit.
2. Frame test with Occupy: "He occupied the throne" only describes holding a position, without any sense that the holding was wrongful, so the illegitimacy of usurp is lost.
3. Frame test with Replace: "He replaced the throne" changes the meaning entirely, since replace suggests substitution rather than unlawful seizure.
4. Frame test with Encroach: "He sought to encroach on the throne" keeps the sense of gradually and wrongfully intruding on a right or position that belongs to someone else, matching usurp closely.

Only encroach preserves the sense of an unlawful, intruding claim on something belonging to another when tested inside the same sentence frame.

Hence, the correct answer is Encroach.