annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
preempt — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
supplant — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
wrest — to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
arrogate — If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so.
assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
highjack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
swipe — a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
cut out — If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
