arrogate[verb]Synonyms: accroach, appropriate, assume, commandeer, preempt, usurp, annex, confiscate, expropriate, seize, sequester, take
Antonyms: renounce
Contrasted words: cede, relinquish, resign, surrender, yield
Related Idioms: help oneself to, make free with, take into one's own hands
Related Words: annex,
preempt,
preoccupy,
sequester,
grab,
seize,
take,
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ar‧ro‧gate /ˈærəɡeɪt/
verb[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of arrogare, from Latin ad- 'to' + rogare 'to ask']
arrogate (to yourself) something formal to claim that you have a particular right, position etc, without having the legal right to it
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