· 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"
Hypernym(s): request, ask_for, bespeak, call_for, quest
· make undue claims to having
Synonym(s): assign
Hypernym(s): claim, lay_claim, arrogate
· 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