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ar·ro·gate
\-rəˌgāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin arrogatus, past participle of arrogare to appropriate to oneself, from ad- + rogare to ask — more at right
1.
a. : to claim or seize as one's right (something one is not entitled to) : appropriate
< the sweeping powers the federal government would arrogate … over a domain that had always hitherto been under the states — T.H.White >
b. : to make undue claims to the possession of : maintain without reason that one has : assume
< the unwarranted importance arrogated to themselves by public men — Kenneth Roberts >
2. : to lay claim to on behalf of another : ascribe, attribute
< a proposal which would have arrogated to the four general staff sections all the functions of a headquarters >
3. : to adopt (as a person sui juris and independent) in the form and under the special circumstances permitted under the Roman law — see arrogation; compare potestas
Synonyms: see appropriate |