adrogate

transitive verb

ad·​ro·​gate

ˈa-drō-ˌgāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: arrogate sense 3

Word History

Etymology

Latin adrogatus, variant of arrogatus, past participle of arrogare to appropriate

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

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