arrogate
verb (used with object)
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right.
was arrogating
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past progressiveof arrogate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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An opposite course would have probably involved Him in useless disputation, and might have given color to a complaint that He was arrogating to Himself the functions of the legally established tribunals.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
He, an utter stranger, was arrogating to himself the position of friend to the family, presuming to criticise her father's wisdom, to tell her what she should do and should not do.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert) Rowe
So Maurice Mangan was arrogating to himself, was he, the right of guessing Francie's preferences?
From Prince Fortunatus by William Black
