Can Usurp Be an Adjective?

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb usurp which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts. Tending to usurp. Of or resulting from usurpation.

Is usurp a verb or adjective?

Usurp was borrowed into English in the 14th century from the Anglo-French word usorper, which in turn derives from the Latin verb usurpare, meaning "to take possession of without a legal claim." Usurpare itself was formed by combining usu (a form of usus, meaning "use") and rapere ("to seize").

Is Usurpatory a word?

1. Marked by usurpation; usurping.