arrogate

🇺🇸 /ˈærəɡeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈærəɡeɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to wrongly claim something for yourself, like power or authority, that you don't actually have

He shouldn't arrogate the right to make decisions for everyone else.

translation

v. to wrongly claim something for yourself, like power or authority, that you don't actually have

Word Forms

3rd Present arrogates
Past arrogated
Perfect arrogated
Progressive arrogating