arrogate
verb (used with object)
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right.
are arrogating
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present progressiveof arrogate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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If you are arrogating to yourself the right to place yourself between Miss Lindon and me, I do resent it, strongly.'
From The Beetle by Richard Marsh
