arrogate

Etymology

From Latin arrogātus, perfect passive participle of adrogō, arrogō (“ask of, adopt, appropriate, assume”), from ad (“to”) + rogō (“ask”).

Verb

arrogate (third-person singular simple present arrogates, present participle arrogating, simple past and past participle arrogated)

1. (transitive) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
   • 1830, William Pashley, The Voice of Reason in Defence of the Christian Faith

     Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate.

   • 1874, Patrick James Stirling, Maudit Argent!, Putnam, translation of original by Frédéric Bastiat, page 169:

     Unfortunately, certain capitalists have arrogated to themselves monopolies and privileges which are quite sufficient to account for this [commotion of the populace against capitalists].

   • 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:

     “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”

Further reading

• arrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• arrogate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• arrogate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Verb

arrogate

1. second-person plural present indicative of arrogare
2. second-person plural imperative of arrogare
3. feminine plural of arrogato

Verb

arrogāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of arrogō