arrogate

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He would repair at once to the palace of the prince himself; and if Zanoni failed in the trust he had half-appeared to arrogate, he, the humble foreigner, would demand the captive of fraud and force, in the very halls and before the assembled guests of the

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  1. transitive verb 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. transitive verb To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.

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  • I had to In moments of fancy I often think a salesman is more truly a creative artist than many of those who arrogate the title to themselves. —  Greener Than You Think
  • The Hindu population of Keonjhar is in excess of the Bhuiya and it comprises Gonds and Kols, but the claim of the Pauris to the dominion they arrogate is admitted by all; even Brahmans and Rajputs respectfully acknowledge it, and the former by the addition of Brahmanical rites to the wild ceremonies of the Bhuiyas affirm and sanctify their installation." —  The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II
  • What motive could there be, for example, to induce Sir Christopher to arrogate a title which did not belong to him, when there was every chance of detection, and no important advantage to be gained? —  The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance
  • Now, be it observed that that crisis in adolescent existence wherein we first pass from Master Sisty into Mr. Pisistratus, or Pisistratus Caxton, Esq.; wherein we arrogate, and with tacit concession from our elders, the long-envied title of young man,--always seems a sudden and imprompt upshooting and elevation. —  The Caxtons — Complete
  • He would repair at once to the palace of the prince himself; and if Zanoni failed in the trust he had half-appeared to arrogate, he, the humble foreigner, would demand the captive of fraud and force, in the very halls and before the assembled guests of the Prince di CHAPTER 3.XVI Ardua vallatur duris sapientia scrupis Hadr. —  Zanoni
 

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  1. Latin arrogāre, arrogāt- : ad-, ad- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin arrogatus, adrogatus, past participle of arrogare, adrogare, ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume, from ad, to, + rogare, ask: see rogation. The form adrogate is confined to the legal sense.
 

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