单词 | arrogate |
释义 | arrogate —arrogatingly, adv. —arrogation, n. —arrogator, n. /ar"euh gayt'/, v.t., arrogated, arrogating. 1. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions. 2. to attribute or assign to another; ascribe. [1530-40; < L arrogatus appropriated, assumed, questioned (ptp. of arrogare), equiv. to arrog- (ar- AR- + rog(are) to ask, propose) + -atus -ATE1] |
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