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arrogate

 
Verb arrogate has 3 senses
  1. claim, lay claim, arrogate - 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"
    --1 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
    Derived form: noun arrogator1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. arrogate, assign - make undue claims to having
    --2 is one way to claim, lay claim, arrogate
    Derived form: noun arrogator1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  3. assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate - 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"
    --3 is one way to take
    Derived forms: noun arrogation1, noun arrogator1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
arriving prenominal arriviste arroba arrogan arrogance arrogant arrogant person arrogantly arrogate arrogated arrogation arrogator arrogence arrogens arrogent arrondissement arrondissements

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