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单词 arrogate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•ro•gate /ˈærəˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ (+ to + oneself) + object], -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 
  1. to claim to have or do (something) even though one has no right to do so:She arrogated to herself the power to make changes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•ro•gate  (arə gāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. 
  1. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously;
    assume or appropriate to oneself without right:to arrogate the right to make decisions.
  2. to attribute or assign to another;
    ascribe.
  • Latin arrogātus appropriated, assumed, questioned (past participle of arrogāre), equivalent. to arrog- (ar- ar- + rog(āre) to ask, propose) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1530–40
arro•gat′ing•ly, adv. 
ar′ro•gation, n. 
arro•ga′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arrogate /ˈærəˌɡeɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification
  2. (transitive) to attribute or assign to another without justification
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin arrogāre, from rogāre to ask

ˌarroˈgation n arrogative /əˈrɒɡətɪv/ adj
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