arrogate

ar·ro·gate  (r-gt)

tr.v. ar·ro·gat·ed, ar·ro·gat·ing, ar·ro·gates

1. To take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate: Presidents who have arrogated the power of Congress to declare war. See Synonyms at appropriate.

2. To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.

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[Latin arrogre, arrogt- : ad-, ad- + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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arro·gation n.

arro·gative adj.

arro·gator n.

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arrogate

Verb

[-gating, -gated] to claim or seize without justification [Latin arrogare]

arrogation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	arrogate - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" lay claim, claim call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" pretend - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King" requisition - demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service arrogate, assign - make undue claims to having
	2.	arrogate - make undue claims to having assign arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
	3.	arrogate - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" take over, usurp, seize, assume take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" appropriate, conquer, seize, capture - take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process" raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"