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arrogate
('/&/r/@/,g/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • make undue claims to having(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    assign
    source: wordnet30
  • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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