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arrogate

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

to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.
to attribute or assign to another; ascribe.

RELATED WORDS

confiscate, presume, expropriate, seize, assume, commandeer, preempt, appropriate, take, usurp, demand, accroach

Nearby words

  1. arrière-pensée,
  2. arroba,
  3. arrogance,
  4. arrogance of power,
  5. arrogant,
  6. arrogation,
  7. arrondissement,
  8. arrow,
  9. arrow arum,
  10. arrow, kenneth joseph

Origin of arrogate

1530–40; < Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre), equivalent to arrog- (ar- ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
Can be confusedabdicate abrogate arrogate derogate
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British Dictionary definitions for arrogate

arrogate

/ (ˈærəˌɡeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification
(tr) to attribute or assign to another without justification
Derived Formsarrogation, nounarrogative (əˈrɒɡətɪv), adjectivearrogator, noun

Word Origin for arrogate

C16: from Latin arrogāre, from rogāre to ask
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Word Origin and History for arrogate

arrogate

v.

1530s, from Latin arrogatus, past participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself" (see arrogance). Related: Arrogated; arrogating.

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