arrogate

verb

ar·ro·gate ˈer-ə-ˌgāt How to pronounce arrogate (audio)

ˈa-rə-

arrogated; arrogating

transitive verb

: to claim or seize without justification

: to make undue claims to having : assume

: to claim on behalf of another : ascribe

arrogation

ˌer-ə-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce arrogate (audio)

ˌa-rə-

noun

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The resemblance between arrogate and arrogant is more than coincidence: they both have the Latin verb arrogare, meaning “to appropriate to one's self,” at their root. This idea of claiming or seizing something as one’s right is immediately apparent in the English word arrogate: the word is used primarily to talk about taking or claiming a right or a privilege in a way that is not fair or legal. In arrogant the idea of appropriation is slightly veiled: by showing an offensive attitude of superiority, an arrogant person claims—that is, arrogates—more consideration than they are due.

Example Sentences

They've arrogated to themselves the power to change the rules arbitrarily. She arrogated the leadership role to herself.

Recent Examples on the Web But who, aside from the advertising executives at OkCupid, would want to arrogate to themselves this sort of authority, cataloging novel ethical codes of romance?

Zoë Hu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022 Regulatory agencies cannot arrogate to themselves power to decide major questions.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 The Chinese Communist Party, bizarrely, arrogates to itself the right to approve his successor.

The Economist, 11 Dec. 2019 The pattern is always the same: One branch arrogates to itself a power reserved to another.

Sherif Girgis, National Review, 5 Dec. 2019 While Europa Clipper’s development has proceeded apace, however, the SLS rocket has remained mired in setbacks and was arrogated by the Artemis lunar program instigated by the Trump administration.

Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2019 The rapid team collapse was head-spinning news not only in Australia but also among worldwide fans of cricket, a sport that arrogates to itself a particular moral sanctimony.

Damien Cave And Rick Gladstone, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018 See More

单词	arrogating
释义	arrogate verb ar·ro·gate ˈer-ə-ˌgāt ˈa-rə- arrogated; arrogating transitive verb 1 a : to claim or seize without justification b : to make undue claims to having : assume 2 : to claim on behalf of another : ascribe arrogation ˌer-ə-ˈgā-shən ˌa-rə- noun Did you know? The resemblance between arrogate and arrogant is more than coincidence: they both have the Latin verb arrogare, meaning “to appropriate to one's self,” at their root. This idea of claiming or seizing something as one’s right is immediately apparent in the English word arrogate: the word is used primarily to talk about taking or claiming a right or a privilege in a way that is not fair or legal. In arrogant the idea of appropriation is slightly veiled: by showing an offensive attitude of superiority, an arrogant person claims—that is, arrogates—more consideration than they are due. Synonyms appropriate commandeer convert expropriate pirate preempt press seize take over usurp See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They've arrogated to themselves the power to change the rules arbitrarily. She arrogated the leadership role to herself. Recent Examples on the Web But who, aside from the advertising executives at OkCupid, would want to arrogate to themselves this sort of authority, cataloging novel ethical codes of romance? Zoë Hu, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022 Regulatory agencies cannot arrogate to themselves power to decide major questions. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022 The Chinese Communist Party, bizarrely, arrogates to itself the right to approve his successor. The Economist, 11 Dec. 2019 The pattern is always the same: One branch arrogates to itself a power reserved to another. Sherif Girgis, National Review, 5 Dec. 2019 While Europa Clipper’s development has proceeded apace, however, the SLS rocket has remained mired in setbacks and was arrogated by the Artemis lunar program instigated by the Trump administration. Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2019 The rapid team collapse was head-spinning news not only in Australia but also among worldwide fans of cricket, a sport that arrogates to itself a particular moral sanctimony. Damien Cave And Rick Gladstone, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Latin arrogātus, past participle of arrogāre "to appoint along with (another magistrate), lay claim to, claim to possess, make undue claims, be conceited," from ar-, assimilated form of ad- ad- + rogāre "to ask, request" — more at rogation First Known Use 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1a arrogating verb present participle of arrogate as in seizing to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance seizing usurping confiscating appropriating grabbing claiming stealing occupying converting annexing preempting expropriating commandeering assuming invading pirating snatching attaching taking over pressing looting impounding sequestering despoiling repossessing grasping encroaching pillaging misusing trespassing infringing wresting misapplying preoccupying misappropriating collaring embezzling wrenching peculating
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arrogate

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