arrogate

Meaning

To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.

Opposite of
abandon, abdicate, relinquish, renounce
Synonyms

usurp
36k
claim
B1
seize
C1
take over
assume
B1
take
A1
assign
C2
lay claim
cry
A2
😢
demand
B2
enrapture
entail
31k
enthral
exact
B1
fascinate
34k
govern
C2
grab
A2
grip
B2
insist
B2
mesmerize
overjoy
possess
C1
press
A2
ravish
49k
require
B2
stipulate
40k
suppose
A2
urge
C1
wrest
ask
A1
cry out for
bear on
call
A1
call for
call in
capture
B2
catch
A2
command
B1
Translations

σφετερίζομαι

arrogare
arrogar
saisir
arrogarse
arrogar
fordern
anmaßen
vindico
usurper

تطلّب

قدر
أسر
ساد
طلب
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæɹəɡeɪt/
Etymology

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

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