arrogate meaning

arrogate as a verb

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

   Synonyms: claim, lay claim

   Type of: request

   Kinds: pretend, requisition

   Related forms: arrogator

2. make undue claims to having

   Synonyms: assign

   Type of: claim

   Related forms: arrogator

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

   Synonyms: assume, usurp, seize, take over

   Type of: take

   Kinds: annex, appropriate, preoccupy, hijack, raid

   Related forms: arrogation, arrogator

How to pronounce arrogate

arrogate is pronounced /ˈæroʊɡeɪt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.