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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; < Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre), equivalent to arrog- (ar- ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate1
1530–40; < Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre), equivalent to arrog- (ar- ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ar·ro·gat·ing·ly, adverb
ar·ro·ga·tion, noun
ar·ro·ga·tor, noun
un·ar·ro·gat·ed, adjective
un·ar·ro·gat·ing, adjective
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Arrogate
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Example Sentences
- But let no self-styled international community neoimperialistically arrogate to itself jurisdiction to determine facts and blame.
- They feign empathy, arrogate themselves to be your spokesman, while robbing your soul.
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Word Origin & History
arrogate
1530s, from L. arrogatus, pp. of arrogare "to claim for oneself" (see arrogance).
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