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arrogate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of arrogate

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

arrogated the corner office without obtaining prior approval

Synonyms of arrogate

appropriate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, pirate, preempt, press, seize, take over, usurp

Words Related to arrogate

annex, attach, claim, confiscate, impound, repossess, sequester

assume, collar, grab, grasp, snatch, steal, wrench, wrest

despoil, loot, pillage

encroach, infringe, invade, occupy, preoccupy, trespass

embezzle, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, peculate

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