Arrogate; 3rd person present: arrogates; past tense: arrogated; past participle: arrogated; gerund or present participle: arrogating take or claim (something) without justification."they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests"synonyms:assume, take, take on, take over, secure, acquire, seize, expropriate, take possession of, help oneself to, make free with, appropriate, steal, wrest, usurp, commandeer, hijack, annex, claim, lay claim to "the Church arrogated to itself the power to create kings"