arrogate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin arrogātus, perfect passive participle of adrogō, arrogō (“ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume”), from ad (“to”) + rogō (“ask”).
Verb [edit]
arrogate (third-person singular simple present arrogates, present participle arrogating, simple past and past participle arrogated)
- (transitive) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
- 1874, Patrick James Stirling, Maudit Argent!, Putnam, translation of original by Frédéric Bastiat, page 169:
- Unfortunately, certain capitalists have arrogated to themselves monopolies and privileges which are quite sufficient to account for this [commotion of the populace against capitalists].
- 1874, Patrick James Stirling, Maudit Argent!, Putnam, translation of original by Frédéric Bastiat, page 169:
Synonyms [edit]
- (to appropriate for oneself without right): commandeer, expropriate, usurp
Antonyms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
to appropriate or lay claim to something without right
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External links [edit]
- arrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- arrogate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- arrogate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
arrogate
- second-person plural present indicative of arrogare
- second-person plural imperative of arrogare
- Feminine plural of arrogato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
arrogāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of arrogō