Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncommon)To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.

    an sich reißen

    самонаде́янно претендова́тьsamonadéjanno pretendovátʹ

    seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The dictator arrogated judicial powers to himself.

    deDer Diktator maßte sich die Justizgewalt an.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to appropriate or lay claim to something without right:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to appropriate or lay claim to something without right:

Origin

From Latin arrogātus, perfect passive participle of adrogō, arrogō (“ask of, adopt, approp

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

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Forms

arrogates, arrogating, arrogated, arrogated
Base formarrogate · to arrogate
3rd person singulararrogates
Present participlearrogating
Past simplearrogated
Past participlearrogated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyarrogate
he, she, itarrogates

Past simpleLesson

all personsarrogated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave arrogated
he, she, ithas arrogated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill arrogate

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • make undue claims to having:assign
  • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to:claimlay claim
  • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession:assumeusurpseizetake over

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

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