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arrogate

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæɹəɡeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aaegorrtStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate.
  • Unfortunately, certain capitalists have arrogated to themselves monopolies and privileges which are quite sufficient to account for this [commotion of the populace against capitalists].
  • Britain has spent 40-plus years arrogating more and more power to its centre – and now its centre has no idea of how to wield that power. That I think is the fundamental political and economic crisis we face today.

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