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arrogate

[ ar-uh-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ar·ro·gat·ed, ar·ro·gat·ing.
  1. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right:

    to arrogate the right to make decisions.

  2. to attribute or assign to another; ascribe.


arrogate

/ əˈrɒɡətɪv; ˈærəˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification
  2. tr to attribute or assign to another without justification
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈarroˌgator, noun
  • arrogative, adjective
  • ˌarroˈgation, noun
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Other Words From

  • arro·gating·ly adverb
  • arro·gation noun
  • arro·gator noun
  • un·arro·gated adjective
  • un·arro·gating adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrogate1

1530–40; < Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre ), equivalent to arrog- ( ar- ar- + rog ( āre ) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrogate1

C16: from Latin arrogāre, from rogāre to ask
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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.

From Salon

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."

From Reuters

“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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