assume, usurp, seize, take over, 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”
claim, lay claim, 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”
arrogate, assign
(verb) make undue claims to having
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arrogate (third-person singular simple present arrogates, present participle arrogating, simple past and past participle arrogated)
(transitive, rare) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]
Synonyms: commandeer, expropriate, usurp
Antonyms: abandon, abdicate, relinquish, renounce
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Arrogating.] Etym: [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]
Definition: To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings. He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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