arrogated

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Simple past tense and past participle of arrogate
claimed falsely
past of arrogate
arrogate
to take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds
arrogate
{v} to claim unjustly, assume, take
arrogate
{f} demand without right; seize unjustly; attribute unjustly
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"
arrogate
make undue claims to having
arrogate
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right
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"
arrogate
disapproval If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so. The assembly arrogated to itself the right to make changes He arrogated the privilege to himself alone. arrogate (to yourself) sth to claim that you have a particular right, position etc, without having the legal right to it (past participle of arrogare, from ad- + rogare )
arrogate
To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings
arrogated

    Hyphenation

    ar·ro·ga·ted

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ -"gAt ] (transitive verb.) 1537. Latin arrogatus, past participle of arrogare, from ad- + rogare to ask; more at RIGHT.
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