to arrogate

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to take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds
{v} to claim unjustly, assume, take
{f} demand without right; seize unjustly; attribute unjustly
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
make undue claims to having
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
disapproval If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so. The assembly arrogated to itself the right to make changes He arrogated the privilege to himself alone. arrogate (to yourself) sth to claim that you have a particular right, position etc, without having the legal right to it (past participle of arrogare, from ad- + rogare )
To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings
to arrogate

    Hyphenation

    to ar·ro·gate

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı ärōgeyt

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈarōˌgāt/ /tə ˈæroʊˌɡeɪt/
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