arrogate
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(verb) make undue claims to having |
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Synonyms: ascribe, assign |
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Related Words: arrogate, claim, lay claim |
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(verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
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Synonyms: claim, lay claim |
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Related Words: arrogate, ascribe, assign, bespeak, call for, quest, request, requisition |
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(verb) take control of; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights" |
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Synonyms: assume, take over, usurp |
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Related Words: take |
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