English-Thai Dictionary

arrogate

VT ถือสิทธิ์  แอบ อ้างสิทธิ์  thue-sid

 

arrogate to

PHRV แอบอ้าง ตน  แอบอ้าง สิทธิ  aeb-ang-ton

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARROGATE

v.t.[L. arrogo, of ad and rogo.] To assume, demand or challenge more than is proper; to make undue claims, from vanity or false pretensions to right or merit; as, the Pope arrogated dominion over kings.

 

ARROGATED

pp. Claimed by undue pretensions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARROGATE

Ar "ro *gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrogated; p. pr. & vb. n.Arrogating. ] Etym: [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare, arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See Rogation. ]

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arrogate

ar ro gate |ˈarəˌgāt ˈɛrəˌɡeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] take or claim (something ) for oneself without justification: they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests. DERIVATIVES ar ro ga tion |ˌarəˈgāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin arrogat- ‘claimed for oneself, ’ from the verb arrogare, from ad- ‘to ’ + rogare ‘ask. ’usage: See usage at abrogate .

 

Oxford Dictionary

arrogate

arrogate |ˈarəgeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] take or claim (something ) for oneself without justification: they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests. DERIVATIVES arrogation |-ˈgeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin arrogat- ‘claimed for oneself ’, from the verb arrogare, from ad- ‘to ’ + rogare ‘ask ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

arrogate

arrogate verb the board arrogated to itself the task of determining what medical facilities will be provided: assume, take, claim, appropriate, seize, expropriate, wrest, usurp, commandeer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

arrogate

arrogate verb the Church arrogated to itself the power to create kings: assume, take, take on, take over, secure, acquire, seize, expropriate, take possession of, help oneself to, make free with, appropriate, steal, wrest, usurp, commandeer, hijack, annex, claim, lay claim to. ANTONYMS renounce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arrogate

ar ro gate /ǽrəɡèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 【自分のものだと 】〈権利など 〉を不当に主張する «to oneself » , …を横取りする .2 【人に 】…の責めを不当に負わせる «to » .