arrogate

tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

1. To take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate: Presidents who have arrogated the power of Congress to declare war. See synonyms at appropriate.
2. To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.

[Latin arrogāre, arrogāt- : ad-, ad- + rogāre, to ask.]

arrogation ar'ro·ga'tion n.
arrogative ar'ro·ga'tive adj.
arrogator ar'ro·ga'tor n.

verb

To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: appropriate, assume, commandeer, preempt, seize, take, usurp. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: claim without justification
Antonyms: appropriate, give, hand over

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IN BRIEF: v. - Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; Demand as being one's due or property; Make undue claims to having.

Tutor's tip: To "abrogate" means to abolish or do away with something, while to "arrogate" means to improperly claim for oneself.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - uberettiget tilskrive

Nederlands (Dutch)
wederrechtelijk toe-eigenen, opeisen, onterecht toekennen

Français (French)
v. tr. - s'arroger, revendiquer à tort, s'attribuer, attribuer injustement à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich anmaßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σφετερίζομαι, ιδιοποιούμαι, αποδίδω αδίκως, προσάπτω

Italiano (Italian)
arrogarsi, attribuirsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrogar(-se), apropriar-se, usurpar, tomar sem direito

Русский (Russian)
дерзко требовать, присваивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - arrogarse, atribuirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra anspråk på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诈称, 僭越, 霸占

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 詐稱, 僭越, 霸佔

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 침해하다, ~을 남의 탓으로 돌리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 詐称する, 主張する, 横取りする, せいにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدعي, ينتحل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תבע, ייחס (שלא בצדק), נטל (שלא כדין)‬

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