arrogate

[ ar-uh-geyt ]
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verb (used with object),ar·ro·gat·ed, ar·ro·gat·ing.
  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.

Origin of arrogate

1
1530–40; <Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre), equivalent to arrog- (ar-ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus-ate1

Other words from arrogate

  • ar·ro·gat·ing·ly, adverb
  • ar·ro·ga·tion, noun
  • ar·ro·ga·tor, noun
  • un·ar·ro·gat·ed, adjective
  • un·ar·ro·gat·ing, adjective

Words that may be confused with arrogate

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How to use arrogate in a sentence

  • The arrogation of sole possession could but lead to the disintegration of the troop.

  • This arrogation of dignity was much resented by his friends.

    The Hypocrite | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • This primary arrogation on his part is the ground of all idolatry, and of the great heresies of Gnostic and Popish origin.

  • He ridicules the arrogation to itself by the 'Compact' of a monopoly of loyalty.

    The Tribune of Nova Scotia | W. L. (William Lawson) Grant

British Dictionary definitions for arrogate

arrogate

/ (ˈærəˌɡeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification

  2. (tr) to attribute or assign to another without justification

Origin of arrogate

1
C16: from Latin arrogāre, from rogāre to ask

Derived forms of arrogate

  • arrogation, noun
  • arrogative (əˈrɒɡətɪv), adjective
  • arrogator, noun

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