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Arrogate
verb (past & past part. arrogated; pres. part. arrogating) 1.Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to. Synonyms: claim, lay claim. "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" 2.Make undue claims to having. Synonym: assign. 3.Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession. Synonyms: assume, seize, take over, usurp. "He usurped my rights" , "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
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