arrogateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈær.ə.ɡeɪt/us/ˈer.ə.ɡeɪt/formalto take something without having the right to do so:
They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- captor
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- grasp at sth
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
- snatch at sth
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