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arrogate
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 appropriate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, pirate, preempt, press, seize, take over, usurpRelated Words 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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