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Synonyms for arrogate

  • verb

Most common

usurp assume take seize claim lay claim

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Usurp

usurp, assume, take, seize, adopt, confiscate, commandeer, expropriate

2. Claim

claim, lay claim, assert

Other

assign

Antonyms

abandon, relinquish, abdicate

All antonyms of arrogate →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.

Forms

Past participle
arrogated
e.g. arrogated → usurped, assumed, taken, seized…

Choose the right word

Arrogate, Assume, Assumes or Usurp?

He may assume authority or office that is his right; if he assumes what does not belong to him, he is said to arrogate or usurp it.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • assume I assume that at some point Tom will just give up.
  • adopt If you can't have children, you could always adopt.
  • seize You have to seize the opportunity with both hands.
  • usurp I didn't mean to usurp anybody.
  • claim They may properly claim the protection of the law.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
arrogatefalling
assumesteady
adoptsteady
seizesteady
usurpsteady
claimsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
take1
5 letters
claim1, adopt2, seize1, usurp2
6 letters
assume2, assign2, assert2
10 letters
confiscate3, commandeer3
11 letters
expropriate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adopt2 = 2 syllables).