arrogate
Seize without right
Arrogate means to claim or take something for yourself without having the right to do so.
It typically applies to powers, privileges, or authority that someone assumes presumptuously: The committee arrogated to itself the power to veto appointments.
Unlike simply taking something, arrogate carries a strong sense of entitlement or self-importance—the person genuinely believes they deserve what they're claiming, even when they don't.
Declare confidently true
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- assumeAccept as true
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- expropriateSeize for state use
seize · usurp · confiscate · annexation · presume · demand · take · requisition
Aggressively asserting control
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
high-handed · autocratic · despotic · dictatorial · commanding · controlling · masterful · usurp
Accept without verification
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- brazenShamelessly bold
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
- impudentDisrespectfully bold
overconfident · self-important · forward · haughty · pretentious · overreach · overstep · liberties
Exclusive right or benefit
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- rightfulLegally or morally valid
- unearnedNot rightfully gained
- deservedRightfully earned or warranted
merit · vested · proprietary · ownership · inheritance · patrimony
assert
Declare confidently true
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- assumeAccept as true
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
expropriate · seize · usurp · confiscate · annexation · presume · demand · take · requisition · misappropriate
domineering
Aggressively asserting control
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
tyrannical · high-handed · autocratic · despotic · dictatorial · commanding · controlling · masterful · usurp · seize power
presume
Accept without verification
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- brazenShamelessly bold
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
impudent · overconfident · self-important · forward · haughty · pretentious · overreach · overstep · liberties · unwarranted
privilege
Exclusive right or benefit
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- rightfulLegally or morally valid
- unearnedNot rightfully gained
deserved · merit · vested · proprietary · ownership · inheritance · patrimony
arrogant, arrogance, arrogation, arrogated, arrogating, arrogances