Dictionary.com

arrogate

[ ar-uh-geyt ]
/ ˈær əˌgeɪt /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for: arrogate / arrogation on Thesaurus.com
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.
QUIZ
ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ
There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
true
false
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

OTHER WORDS FROM arrogate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH arrogate

abrogate, arrogate , derogate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to arrogate

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

How to use arrogate in a sentence

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

    Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang

  • 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.

    The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets|Eleazar Lord

  • 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
(tr) to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification
(tr) to attribute or assign to another without justification

Derived forms of arrogate

arrogation, nounarrogative (əˈrɒɡətɪv), adjectivearrogator, noun

Word Origin for arrogate

C16: from Latin arrogāre, from rogāre to ask
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK