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arrogate definition

ar·ro·gate (-gāt′)

transitive verb arrogated -·gat′ed, arrogating -·gat′·ing

  1. to claim or seize without right; appropriate (to oneself) arrogantly
  2. to ascribe or attribute without reason

Etymology: < L arrogatus, pp. of arrogare, to claim < ad-, to, for + rogare, to ask: see rogation

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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