arrogated
past simple and past participle ofarrogate
arrogate
verb[T]
formaluk/ˈær.ə.ɡeɪt/us/ˈer.ə.ɡeɪt/to take something without having therightto do so:
They arrogatetothemselves thepowertopunishpeople.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- repossess
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
Examplesofarrogated
arrogated
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Music hadarrogatedto itself the most important, individual characteristic of text, its literal meaning.
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Those people up there have absolutely none of the protection that we havearrogatedto ourselves.
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I have neverarrogatedfor them any position above that.
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They have neverarrogatedto themselves the right to exercise any function or to make any regulation with regard to medical matters.
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This jurisdiction has been seized, has beenarrogatedfrom the magistrates' courts.
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Editorial content is important, as are programme mix and balance, but the image portrayed is far too precious to bearrogatedto a broadcasting authority.
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He hasarrogatedto himself the functions of a general, because he has said that this country cannot be invaded.
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The trouble was that the majorityarrogatedto themselves all the power and privilege and denied the minority any right to participate in the government of the province.
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Gradually these princesarrogatedincreasing power by monopolising all the main ministerial positions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gradually these princesarrogatedpower to themselves, monopolising all the main ministerial positions and appointing sons and brothers to both administrative and military posts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hearrogated, regimented and centralized political authority on a massive scale.
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- conveyor belt
- conveyor-belt
- conveyor system
- convict
- convicted
- convicted defendant
- convicted prisoner
- convicting
- conviction
- conviction rate
- convict labour
- convince
- convinced
- convincing
- convincing case
- convincing evidence
- convincingly
- convincing manner
- convincing proof
- convincing reason
- convincing-win-victory
- convivial
- conviviality
- convivially
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