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Pronunciation : Ar"ro*gate
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Arrogating.]
Etymology : [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See Rogation.]
Definition : Defn: To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings. He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. Macaulay.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913