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Meaning of arrogate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  arrogate
      v 1: 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" [syn: {claim}, {lay claim},
           {arrogate}] [ant: {forego}, {forfeit}, {forgo}, {give up},
           {throw overboard}, {waive}]
      2: make undue claims to having [syn: {arrogate}, {assign}]
      3: 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" [syn: {assume}, {usurp}, {seize}, {take
         over}, {arrogate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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