arrogate
131preempt — pre·empt /prē empt/ vt 1 a: to acquire (land) by preemption b: to seize upon to the exclusion of others: take for oneself a senior user of a trademark could not preempt use of the mark in remote geographical markets Mesa Springs Enterprises v.… …
132take over — index accroach, annex (arrogate), appropriate, attach (seize), condemn (seize), confiscate …
