arrogating
arrogating is the present participle and gerund of arrogate.
Meaning of arrogate
Verb
arrogate (third-person singular simple present arrogates, present participle arrogating, simple past and past participle arrogated)
- To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
- Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate.1830, William Pashley, The Voice of Reason in Defence of the Christian Faith
- Synonyms:
- commandeer, expropriate, usurp
- Antonyms:
- abandon, abdicate, relinquish, renounce
Words formed from arrogating
Questions about arrogating
- What is arrogating the present participle and gerund of?
- Arrogating is the present participle and gerund of arrogate.
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