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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Arrogate \Ar"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Arrogating.] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare,
     arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to
     ask. See Rogation.]
     To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or
     presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or
     baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope
     arrogated dominion over kings.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He arrogated to himself the right of deciding
           dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Arrogate \Ar"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Arrogating.] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare,
     arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to
     ask. See Rogation.]
     To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or
     presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or
     baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope
     arrogated dominion over kings.
  
           He arrogated to himself the right of deciding
           dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  arrogate
       v 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" [syn: claim, lay
            claim] [ant: forfeit]
       2: make undue claims to having [syn: assign]
       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" [syn: assume, usurp, seize,
          take over]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  arrogate
     Αγγλικά n.
     διεκδικώ, προβάλλω διεκδικήσεις πάνω σε κάτι χωρίς να έχω δικαιώματα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  arrogate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la arrogō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: arrogar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  arrogate
     vb.
     (lb en transitive uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something
  for oneself without right. (from 1530s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  arrogate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la arrogō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: arrogar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  arrogate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la arrogō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: arrogar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  arrogate
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 a rrog ate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Arrogate /ˈaɹəɡˌeɪt/
  ادّع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  arrogate /ˈaɹəɡˌeɪt/ 
  přisuzovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  arrogate /ˈaɹəɡˌeɪt/ 
  fordern 
        "he/she arrogates"  - er/sie fordert
        "I/he/she arrogated"  - ich/er/sie forderte
   see: arrogating, arrogated
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  arrogate /ˈaɹəɡˌeɪt/
  
  σφετερίζομαι

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  arrogate //ˈæɹəɡeɪt// 
  横取り
  to appropriate or lay claim to something without right

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  arrogate //ˈæɹəɡeɪt// 
  rane til seg, rive til seg, tilrane seg, tilrive seg, tilta seg, tiltvinge seg
  to appropriate or lay claim to something without right

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  arrogate //ˈæɹəɡeɪt// 
  tillskansa sig, tillvälla sig
  to appropriate or lay claim to something without right

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  arrogate /ˈaɹəɡˌeɪt/
  1. iddia etmek, haksız yere iddia etmek veya benimsemek
  2. bir  diğerinin üzerine atmak. arroga'tion  haksız iddia.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈæɹoʊˌɡeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "arrogate":
     accroach, adopt, annex, appropriate, assume, assume command,
     colonize, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, encroach, enslave,
     expropriate, grab, hog, indent, infringe, invade, jump a claim,
     make free with, make use of, monopolize, mount the throne, occupy,
     overrun, play God, preempt, preoccupy, prepossess, pretend to,
     requisition, seize, seize power, seize the throne, sequester,
     sit on, squat on, subjugate, take, take all of, take charge,
     take command, take it all, take over, take possession of,
     take the helm, take the lead, take up, trespass, usurp
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vt.冒称; 霸占

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 诈称,霸占,僭越

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