arrogate

/ˈaɹəɡˌeɪt/

/ˈæɹoʊˌɡeɪt/

to arrogate

MAIN VERB

demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

synonyms : claim

antonyms : forfeit

to take control of something without any legal basis

synonyms : assume

make undue claims to having

synonyms : assign

Examples

1. And they've arrogated themselves that option because it's a business.

2. Overall, this supports a high-medium arrogate gender pay gap of 47.8%.

3. One, that this professor arrogated to herself the right to decide whether a word was real or not.

4. It is consistent with Jeffersonian philosophy that you not arrogate to yourself today power you should not have under the Constitution.