Definitions for arrogate
Overview of verb arrogate
The verb arrogate has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) claim, lay claim, arrogate
(demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident")
2. arrogate, assign
(make undue claims to having)
3. assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
(seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died")
