arrogate

ˈærəˌɡeɪt

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Definition of arrogate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

authority

Rare

take control without authority or justification

Rare

The committee arrogated power from the board.

seize

usurp

unjust claim

Rare

take or claim without justification

Rare

He arrogated the leadership role without any consent.

appropriate

usurp

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arrogate to oneself

claim a right or privilege without justification

He arrogated to himself the authority to make decisions.

Origin of arrogate

Latin, arrogare (to claim for oneself)

Examples of arrogate in a sentence

The manager arrogated the authority to himself, bypassing the usual protocols.
She tried to arrogate the project without approval.
They arrogated the land from the villagers.

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French:usurper, revendiquer, ...
German:sich anmaßen, anmaßen, ...
Italian:arrogare, attribuirsi, ...
Spanish:arrogar, atribuirse, ...
Portuguese:arrogar, arrogou, ...
Chinese:夺取, 妄称, ...
Japanese:横取りする, 不当に要求する, ...
Arabic:اغْتَصَبَ, ادَّعَى بِغَيْرِ حَق, ...
Hebrew:לִנְכּוֹס, לִגְזוֹל, ...
Russian:присваивать, ...
Ukrainian:привласнювати, ...
Hindi:हड़पना, अन्यायपूर्ण दावा करना, ...
Bengali:নিয়ন্ত্রণ নেওয়া, অন্যায়ভাবে দাবি করা, ...
Catalan:arrogar-se el poder, arrogar, ...
Czech:uzurpovat si, osobovat si, ...
Danish:tilrane sig, tilegne sig, ...
Dutch:toe-eigenen, ...
Greek:σφετερίζομαι, διεκδικώ, ...
Hungarian:kisajátítani, eltulajdonítani, ...
Khmer:ដណ្តើមយកអំណាច, ដណ្តើមយកដោយគ្មានសិទ្ធិ, ...
Korean:가로채다, 사칭하다, ...
Persian:غصب کرد, غصب کردن, ...
Polish:przejąć, przywłaszczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):arrogar, arrogou, ...
Romanian:a prelua, a revendica fără drept, ...
Swedish:tillskansa sig, tillskansa, ...
Thai:ยึดอำนาจ, ยึดครองโดยไม่ชอบธรรม, ...
Turkish:ele geçirmek, haksız yere talep etmek, ...
Vietnamese:giành quyền, chiếm đoạt một cách bất công, ...

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