arrogate
verb /ˈærəɡeɪt/
/ˈærəɡeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arrogate | /ˈærəɡeɪt/ /ˈærəɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it arrogates | /ˈærəɡeɪts/ /ˈærəɡeɪts/ |
| past simple arrogated | /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle arrogated | /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form arrogating | /ˈærəɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈærəɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- arrogate something (to yourself) to claim or take something that you have no right to
- I do not arrogate to myself the right to decide.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin arrogat- ‘claimed for oneself’, from the verb arrogare, from ad- ‘to’ + rogare ‘ask’.