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ar⋅ro⋅gate

  [ar-uh-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -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.
Origin:
1530–40; < L arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (ptp. of arrogāre), equiv. to arrog- (ar- ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ar⋅ro⋅gat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ar⋅ro⋅ga⋅tion, noun
ar⋅ro⋅ga⋅tor, noun
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ar·ro·gate   (ār'ə-gāt')   
tr.v.   ar·ro·gat·ed, ar·ro·gat·ing, ar·ro·gates

  1. To take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate: Presidents who have arrogated the power of Congress to declare war. See Synonyms at appropriate.

  2. To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.


[Latin arrogāre, arrogāt- : ad-, ad- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
ar'ro·ga'tion n., ar'ro·ga'tive adj., ar'ro·ga'tor n.
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Word Origin & History

arrogate 
1537, from L. arrogat-, pp. stem of arrogare "to claim for oneself" (see arrogance).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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