arrogate
verb
[ ˈarəɡeɪt ]
• take or claim (something) without justification.
• "they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests"
Similar:
assume,
take,
take on,
take over,
secure,
acquire,
seize,
expropriate,
take possession of,
help oneself to,
make free with,
appropriate,
steal,
wrest,
usurp,
commandeer,
hijack,
annex,
claim,
lay claim to,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin arrogat- ‘claimed for oneself’, from the verb arrogare, from ad- ‘to’ + rogare ‘ask’.
