arrogate
/AIR-uh-gayt/verbto claim or seize without justification
“The office arrogated powers the statute never granted.”
- Synonyms
- appropriate, usurp, commandeer
- Antonyms
- relinquish, cede
- Memory hook
- ar + rogate (claim): claim to yourself unasked.
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