ARROGATE


Meaning of ARROGATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌgāt ]

transitive verb

( -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 ˌer-ə-ˈgā-shən, ˌa-rə- noun

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