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View usage for: (ærəgeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense arrogates, present participle arrogating, past tense, past participle arrogatedverbIf 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. [formal, disapproval] The assembly arrogated to itself the right to make changes. [VERB + to] He arrogated the privilege to himself alone. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: seize, demand, assume, appropriate More Synonyms of arrogate arrogate in British English (ˈærəˌɡeɪt) verb1. (transitive) to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification 2. (transitive) to attribute or assign to another without justification Derived forms arrogation (ˌarroˈgation) noun arrogative (əˈrɒɡətɪv) adjective arrogator (ˈarroˌgator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin arrogāre, from rogāre to ask arrogate in American English (ˈærəˌgeɪt; ˈɛrəˌgeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈarroˌgated or ˈarroˌgating1. to claim or seize without right; appropriate (to oneself) arrogantly 2. to ascribe or attribute without reason Derived forms arrogation (ˌarroˈgation) noun Word origin < L arrogatus, pp. of arrogare, to claim < ad-, to, for + rogare, to ask: see rogation Synonyms of 'arrogate'seize, demand, assume, appropriate More Synonyms of arrogate Definition to claim or seize without justification He arrogated the privilege to himself alone. Additional synonymsDefinition to take for one's own use without permission Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea. Synonyms seize, take, claim, assume, take over, acquire, confiscate, annex, usurp, impound, pre-empt, commandeer, take possession of, expropriate (formal), arrogateIf there is no president, power will be assumed by extremist forces. Synonyms take over, take, appropriate, acquire, seize, hijack, confiscate, wrest, usurp, lay claim to, pre-empt, commandeer, requisition, expropriate (formal), arrogateDefinition to take as if by right The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital. Synonyms seize, appropriate, hijack, confiscate, requisition, sequester, expropriate (formal), sequestrate - arriviste
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