"arrogate" meaning in English

See arrogate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæɹəɡeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arrogate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: arrogates [present, singular, third-person], arrogating [participle, present], arrogated [participle, past], arrogated [past]
Etymology: From Latin arrogātus, perfect passive participle of adrogō, arrogō (“ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume”), from ad (“to”) + rogō (“ask”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|arrogātus}} Latin arrogātus, {{m|la|adrogō}} adrogō, {{m|la|arrogō||ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume}} arrogō (“ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume”), {{m|la|ad||to}} ad (“to”), {{m|la|rogō||ask}} rogō (“ask”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} arrogate (third-person singular simple present arrogates, present participle arrogating, simple past and past participle arrogated)
  1. (transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. Tags: transitive, uncommon Synonyms: commandeer, expropriate, usurp Related terms: arrogance, arrogant, arrogation Translations (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right): arogi (Esperanto), s'arroger (French), an sich reißen (German), arogar (Ido), 横取りする (yokodori suru) (Japanese), tilta seg (Norwegian), rive til seg (Norwegian), rane til seg (Norwegian), tilrane seg (Norwegian), tilrive seg (Norwegian), tiltvinge seg (Norwegian), arrogar (Portuguese), самонаде́янно претендова́ть (samonadéjanno pretendovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), arrogarse (Spanish), tillvälla sig (Swedish), tillskansa sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-arrogate-en-verb-Qwk7w0AL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "May 30, 2023, Judge Robert L. Hinkle, Doe v. ladapo, Case No. 4:23cv114-RH-MAF, Federal District Court, Northern District of Florida",
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        "(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right."
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          "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
          "word": "arogi"
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          "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
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          "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
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          "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
          "word": "tilta seg"
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          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
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        "(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right."
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "arogi"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "s'arroger"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "an sich reißen"
    },
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      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "arogar"
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      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "横取りする"
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      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "tilta seg"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "rive til seg"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "rane til seg"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "tilrane seg"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "tilrive seg"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "tiltvinge seg"
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      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "arrogar"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "самонаде́янно претендова́ть"
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      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "arrogarse"
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      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
      "word": "tillvälla sig"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to appropriate or lay claim to something without right",
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