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arrogate

[ ar-uh-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

arrogated, arrogating.
  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.


arrogate

/ əˈrɒɡətɪv; ˈærəˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification
  2. tr to attribute or assign to another without justification
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • arrogative, adjective
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ۴·iԲ· adverb
  • r·tDz noun
  • ۴·tǰ noun
  • ܲ·۴·e adjective
  • ܲ·۴·iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of arrogate1

1530–40; < Latin Dzٳܲ appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of Dz ), equivalent to arrog- ( ar- ar- + rog ( ) to ask, propose) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of arrogate1

C16: from Latin Dz, from rog to ask
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Example Sentences

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"The Order violates and subverts the separation of powers by lawlessly arrogating to the President authority to declare election rules by executive fiat."

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But in any case, very few women seek the absolute power that the male writers and scholars of the Abrahamic religious traditions arrogated for themselves.

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Today, we have a priest who has disbanded the pastoral council and arrogated governance to himself and his staff.

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"It can only happen through a Supreme Court decision. Otherwise no political party can arrogate themselves that right or power. It’s wishful thinking."

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“We hold only that state courts may not transgress the ordinary bounds of judicial review such that they arrogate to themselves the power vested in state legislatures to regulate federal elections.”

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