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1 arrogate
verb \/ˈærə(ʊ)ɡəɪt\/1) gjøre uberettiget krav på, tillegge (seg) uberettiget, snike seg til2) tilrane segarrogate something to oneself tilrane seg noe, gjøre uberettiget krav på noe, påberope seg noe• he arrogated himself the right to decide how the holy scriptures should be interpretedhan påberopte seg på retten til å bestemme hvordan de hellige skriftene skulle fortolkesarrogate something for somebody tillegge noen noe, tildele noen noe
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arrogate — vb Arrogate, usurp, preempt, appropriate, confiscate mean to seize or assume something by more or less high handed methods. Arrogate (commonly followed by to and a reflexive pronoun) implies an unwarranted and usually an insolent or presumptuous… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Arrogate — Ar ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arrogating}.] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one s self; ad + rogare to ask. See {Rogation}.] To assume, or claim as one s own, unduly, proudly, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arrogate — I verb accroach, adopt, annex, appropriate, ascribe falsely, assume, assume command, attach, collect, commandeer, convert, demand, deprive, expropriate, harass, hijack, impress, infringe, invade, preempt, preoccupy, prepossess, seize, sequester,… … Law dictionary
arrogate — (v.) 1530s, from L. arrogatus, pp. of arrogare to claim for oneself (see ARROGANCE (Cf. arrogance)). Related: Arrogated; arrogating … Etymology dictionary
arrogate — [v] claim without justification accroach, appropriate, assume, commandeer, confiscate, demand, expropriate, preempt, presume, seize, take, usurp; concepts 142,266 Ant. appropriate, give, hand over … New thesaurus
arrogate — ► VERB ▪ take or claim for oneself without justification. DERIVATIVES arrogation noun. ORIGIN Latin arrogare claim for oneself … English terms dictionary
arrogate — [ar′əgāt΄, er′əgāt΄] vt. arrogated, arrogating [< L arrogatus, pp. of arrogare, to claim < ad , to, for + rogare, to ask: see ROGATION] 1. to claim or seize without right; appropriate (to oneself) arrogantly 2. to ascribe or attribute… … English World dictionary
arrogate — v. (formal) (B) to arrogate a privilege to oneself * * * [ ærəgeɪt] (formal) (B) to arrogate a privilege to oneself … Combinatory dictionary
arrogate — UK [ˈærəɡeɪt] / US [ˈærəˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms arrogate : present tense I/you/we/they arrogate he/she/it arrogates present participle arrogating past tense arrogated past participle arrogated formal to take power that is not legally… … English dictionary
arrogate — abrogate, arrogate Abrogate means ‘to repel, annul, or cancel’ and is used with reference to laws, rules, treaties, and other formal agreements • (The Cabinet clung stubbornly to the belief that the mere signing of the agreement itself abrogated… … Modern English usage
arrogate — arrogatingly, adv. arrogation, n. arrogator, n. /ar euh gayt /, v.t., arrogated, arrogating. 1. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions. 2. to attribute or… … Universalium