arrogate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de s'attribuer ou d'exiger quelque chose pour soi sans justification ni autorité, ou de revendiquer indûment un droit, un pouvoir ou une qualité.

A verb used to indicate the act of taking or claiming something for oneself without justification or authority.

1. Claim or demand as one's ownC2formal

   To demand or claim something as one's due or property, often without justification.

   S'attribuer, revendiquer sans droit

   • The general arrogated the authority to make decisions without consulting the council.
   • He arrogated the right to speak on behalf of the entire group.
   • The king arrogated the lands of the defeated nobles.

   Synonymesannexappropriateassumecommandeerexpropriateseizetakeusurpwrest

   Antonymesabdicatecederelinquishrenouncewaive

2. Make undue claimsC2formal

   To claim or assert something that is not rightfully one's own, often in a presumptuous manner.

   s'attribuer indûment

   • She arrogated to herself the title of expert without any formal training.
   • The politician arrogated credit for the project that others had worked on.
   • They arrogated the role of leadership without being elected.

   Synonymesappropriateassertassumeclaimcommandeerexpropriateseizeusurp

   Antonymescedeforgorelinquishrenouncewaive

3. Seize or take control without authorityC2formal

   To take control or possession of something without legal or moral right, often by force.

   S'arroger (un pouvoir, un droit)

   • The military junta arrogated power after the coup.
   • He arrogated control of the company's finances despite being a junior employee.
   • The invaders arrogated the resources of the conquered territory.

   Synonymesappropriateassumecommandeerexpropriateseizeusurp

   Antonymesabdicatecederelinquishrenouncesurrenderwaiveyield