arrogate

English

Etymology

From Latin arrogātus, perfect passive participle of adrogō, arrogō (“ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume”), from ad (“to”) + rogō (“ask”).

Verb

arrogate (third-person singular simple present arrogates, present participle arrogating, simple past and past participle arrogated)

1. (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].

Synonyms

• (to appropriate for oneself without right): commandeer, expropriate, usurp

Antonyms

• abandon
• abdicate
• relinquish
• renounce

Related terms

• arrogance
• arrogant
• arrogation

Translations

To appropriate or lay claim to something without right

French: s'arroger Ido: arogar Norwegian: tilta seg (no), rive til seg (no), rane til seg (no), tilrane seg (no), tilrive seg (no), tiltvinge seg (no)

Spanish: arrogarse (es)

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

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Italian

Verb

arrogate

1. second-person plural present indicative of arrogare
2. second-person plural imperative of arrogare
3. Feminine plural of arrogato

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Latin

Verb

arrogāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of arrogō