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arrogate
[ ar-uh-geyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
arrogate
/ əˈrɒɡətɪv; ˈærəˌɡeɪt /
verb
- tr to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification
- tr to attribute or assign to another without justification
Derived Forms
- ˈarroˌgator, noun
- arrogative, adjective
- ˌarroˈgation, noun
Other Words From
- arro·gating·ly adverb
- arro·gation noun
- arro·gator noun
- un·arro·gated adjective
- un·arro·gating adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of arrogate1
Example Sentences
But in any case, very few women seek the absolute power that the male writers and scholars of the Abrahamic religious traditions arrogated for themselves.
Today, we have a priest who has disbanded the pastoral council and arrogated governance to himself and his staff.
"It can only happen through a Supreme Court decision. Otherwise no political party can arrogate themselves that right or power. It’s wishful thinking."
“We hold only that state courts may not transgress the ordinary bounds of judicial review such that they arrogate to themselves the power vested in state legislatures to regulate federal elections.”
“What is remarkable about the challenged statute and rules is not that they address medical treatments with both risks and benefits but that they arrogate to the state the right to make the decision.”
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