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ar·ro·gate (-gāt′)
transitive verb arrogated -·gat′ed, arrogating -·gat′·ing
- to claim or seize without right; appropriate (to oneself) arrogantly
- to ascribe or attribute without reason
Etymology: < L arrogatus, pp. of arrogare, to claim < ad-, to, for + rogare, to ask: see rogation
Related Forms:
- arrogation ar′·ro·ga′·tion noun
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