v.
Pronunciation: - ˌ g ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Latin arrogatus, past participle of arrogare, from ad- + rogare to ask ― more at RIGHT
Date: 1537
1 a : to claim or seize without justification b : to make undue claims to having : ASSUME
2 : to claim on behalf of another : ASCRIBE
– ar · ro · ga · tion \ ˌ er- ə - ' g ā -sh ə n, ˌ a-r ə - \ noun