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- [ar-uh-geyt]
- /ˈær əˌgeɪt/
- /ˈær.ə.ɡeɪt/
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- [ar-uh-geyt]
- /ˈær əˌgeɪt/
Definitions of arrogate word
- verb arrogate If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so. 3
- verb arrogate to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification 3
- verb arrogate to attribute or assign to another without justification 3
- verb transitive arrogate to claim or seize without right; appropriate (to oneself) arrogantly 3
- verb transitive arrogate to ascribe or attribute without reason 3
- verb with object arrogate to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions. 1
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Origin of arrogate
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre), equivalent to arrog- (ar- ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Arrogate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arrogate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arrogate
verb arrogate
- confiscate — If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
Antonyms for arrogate
verb arrogate
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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