Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

USURP

release

The most appropriate antonym of the word usurp is release.

• Usurp means "to seize and hold (a position of power or authority) illegally or by force."
• Release means "to set free or liberate."

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of usurp.

• Wrest means "to take (something) by force or violence."
• Annex means "to add (territory) to a country or state."
• Assume means "to take on (a role, responsibility, or obligation)."