arrogate
arrogate — verb
- arrogatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- arrogateshe / she / it
- arrogatedpast simple
- arrogating-ing form
1. to treat power, authority, credit, or another right as if it belongs to you, tak
to treat power, authority, credit, or another right as if it belongs to you, taking or claiming it for yourself even though it does not.
After the cabinet resigned, the general arrogated emergency powers.
arrogate + power/authority
By rewriting the report, Mina arrogated all the credit for the project.
arrogate + credit
The company arrogated control of the village well and barred local families from using it.
After the election, one judge arrogated parliament's powers and wrote the laws himself.
At the meeting, Ryo arrogated the right to make the final decision.
- usurp
stronger and more political, especially for taking an office or power
- claim
can be neutral or legitimate, unlike arrogate
- appropriate
often focuses on taking things, money, or ideas for your own use
- relinquish
to give up a power or right you hold
- defer
to let another person or body decide instead
文法句型
arrogate + noun phrase
arrogate + noun phrase + to oneself
用法筆記
Usually used critically, especially with nouns such as power, authority, rights, or credit. Often followed by 'to oneself' when the person taking the role or right is named directly.