arrogate
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From Latin arrogatus, pp. of arrogare, adrogare (“‘to ask of, adopt, appropriate, asssume’”) < ad (“‘to’”) + rogare (“‘to ask’”).
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to 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:
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- (to appropriate for oneself without right) commandeer, expropriate, usurp
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To appropriate or lay claim to something without right
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[edit] External links
- 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
[edit] Italian
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arrogate
- Second-person plural present tense of arrogare.
- Second-person plural imperative of arrogare.
- Feminine plural of arrogato.