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arrogate
arrogate
[
árrə gayt
]
(
3rd person present singular
arrogates
,
present participle
arrogating
,
past and past participle
arrogated
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
claim something without right:
to take or claim something for yourself without the right to do so
2.
assign something to another:
to assign or attribute something to another in a way that is not warranted
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
arrogat-
, past participle of
arrogare
(see
arrogant
)
]
arrogation
[
árrə gáysh'n
]
noun
arrogator
[
árrə gaytər
]
noun
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arrogation [ árrə gáysh'n ] nounarrogator [ árrə gaytər ] noun
