arrogate to oneself a right
1arrogate — arrogatingly, adv. arrogation, n. arrogator, n. /ar euh gayt /, v.t., arrogated, arrogating. 1. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions. 2. to attribute or… …
2arrogate — ar•ro•gate [[t]ˈær əˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right 2) to attribute or assign to another; ascribe • Etymology: 1530–40; < L arrogātus, ptp. of… …
3arrogate — verb To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. Syn: commandeer, expropriate, usurp Ant: abandon, abdica …
4arrogate — /ˈærəgeɪt/ (say aruhgayt) verb (t) (arrogated, arrogating) 1. to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right. 2. to attribute or assign to another without just reason. {Latin arrogātus, past participle,… …
5arrogate — vb Arrogate, usurp, preempt, appropriate, confiscate mean to seize or assume something by more or less high handed methods. Arrogate (commonly followed by to and a reflexive pronoun) implies an unwarranted and usually an insolent or presumptuous… …
6arrogate — [ar′əgāt΄, er′əgāt΄] vt. arrogated, arrogating [< L arrogatus, pp. of arrogare, to claim < ad , to, for + rogare, to ask: see ROGATION] 1. to claim or seize without right; appropriate (to oneself) arrogantly 2. to ascribe or attribute… …
7arrogate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. usurp, claim, seize; assume, appropriate, take. See acquisition. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To lay claim to for oneself or as one s right: appropriate, assume, commandeer, preempt, seize, take,… …
8Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
9Undueness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of right. < N PARAG:Undueness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 undueness undueness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 malum prohibitum malum prohibitum Sgm: N 1 impropriety impropriety Sgm: N 1 illegality illegality &c. 964 G …
10preempt — pre·empt /prē empt/ vt 1 a: to acquire (land) by preemption b: to seize upon to the exclusion of others: take for oneself a senior user of a trademark could not preempt use of the mark in remote geographical markets Mesa Springs Enterprises v.… …
