v. Function: verb
1 to claim or take over in a high-handed manner FF1C; arrogated to himself the right to make all decisions FF1E;
Synonyms: accroach, appropriate, assume, commandeer, preempt, usurp; compare APPROPRIATE 1
Related Words: annex, preempt, preoccupy, sequester; grab, seize, take, take over
Idioms: help oneself to, make free with, take into one's own hands
Contrasted Words: cede, relinquish, resign, surrender, yield
Antonyms: renounce
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Synonyms: APPROPRIATE 1, accroach, annex, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, preempt, seize, sequester, take