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1. arrogate - verb

· demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

Synonym(s): claim, lay_claim

Hypernym(s): request, ask_for, bespeak, call_for, quest




2. arrogate - verb

· make undue claims to having

Synonym(s): assign

Hypernym(s): claim, lay_claim, arrogate




3. arrogate - verb

· seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

Synonym(s): assume, usurp, seize, take_over

Hypernym(s): take





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