Dictionary Check: arrogate

"arrogate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

verb

demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Example: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"
Synonyms:
verb

make undue claims to having

Synonyms:
verb

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Example: "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"

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