arrogate 音标拼音: ['ærog
, et]
vt . 诈称,霸占,僭越
诈称,霸占,僭越
arrogate v 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
claim }, {
lay claim },
{
arrogate }] [
ant : {
forego }, {
forfeit }, {
forgo }, {
give up },
{
throw overboard }, {
waive }]
2 :
make undue claims to having [
synonym : {
arrogate }, {
assign }]
3 :
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 " [
synonym : {
assume }, {
usurp }, {
seize }, {
take over }, {
arrogate }]
Arrogate \
Ar "
ro *
gate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Arrogated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Arrogating }.] [
L .
arrogatus ,
p .
p .
of adrogare ,
arrogare ,
to ask ,
appropriate to one '
s self ;
ad rogare to ask .
See {
Rogation }.]
To assume ,
or claim as one '
s own ,
unduly ,
proudly ,
or presumptuously ;
to make undue claims to ,
from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit ;
as ,
the pope arrogated dominion over kings .
[
1913 Webster ]
He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "
arrogate ":
accroach ,
adopt ,
annex ,
appropriate ,
assume ,
assume command ,
colonize ,
commandeer ,
confiscate ,
conquer ,
encroach ,
enslave ,
expropriate ,
grab ,
hog ,
indent ,
infringe ,
invade ,
jump a claim ,
make free with ,
make use of ,
monopolize ,
mount the throne ,
occupy ,
overrun ,
play God ,
preempt ,
preoccupy ,
prepossess ,
pretend to ,
requisition ,
seize ,
seize power ,
seize the throne ,
sequester ,
sit on ,
squat on ,
subjugate ,
take ,
take all of ,
take charge ,
take command ,
take it all ,
take over ,
take possession of ,
take the helm ,
take the lead ,
take up ,
trespass ,
usurp
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