adj. Function: verb
1 to take over as if by preeminent right FF1C; limitations on the right of the state to appropriate private property FF1E;
Synonyms: accroach, annex, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, preempt, seize, sequester, take; compare ARROGATE 1
Related Words: grab, grasp, snatch; claim, exact, extort, wrench; conscript, draft, press
Idioms: help oneself to, lay hold of, make free with, take possession of
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Synonyms: STEAL 1, annex, ||cop, filch, lift, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snitch, swipe
Related Words: despoil, spoil; forage, raid
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Synonyms: ARROGATE 1, accroach, assume, commandeer, preempt, usurp