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arrogate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ar·ro·gate /ˈærəɡeɪt/ verb  arrogate (to yourself) something formalRIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TO to claim that you have a particular right, position etc, without having the legal right to it 冒称某事;擅取某物(为己有)→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
arrogateIt was up to Kasparov to prove that he still merited the title he arrogated.Why does he arrogate to himself the claim to know more about patient care than all those professionals?What is significant, as Kee points out, is that the Roman Church assented to the role Constantine arrogated to himself.Governments should not be deluded into thinking that they can arrogate to themselves powers that they do not and can not possess.
Origin arrogate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of arrogare, from Latin ad- to + rogare to ask
ar·ro·gate verbChineseSyllable
have you a claim to that Corpus particular


arrogate
arrogate /ˈærəɡeɪt/ verb
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of arrogare, from Latin ad- 'to' + rogare 'to ask'
arrogate (to yourself) something formal to claim that you have a particular right, position etc, without having the legal right to it


ar·ro·gateBrE /ˈærəɡeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈærəɡeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they arrogate BrE /ˈærəɡeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈærəɡeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it arrogates BrE /ˈærəɡeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈærəɡeɪts/ 🔊past simple arrogated BrE /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle arrogated BrE /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈærəɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form arrogating BrE /ˈærəɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈærəɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (to yourself) (formal) to claim or take sth that you have no right to 妄称;擅取I do not arrogate to myself the right to decide. 我不擅自决定。🔊🔊