arrogates
Takes without right
Arrogates is the third-person singular of arrogate, meaning to claim or seize without right.
Someone who arrogates power or authority takes it presumptuously, without legitimate entitlement: The committee arrogates to itself decisions that belong to the full membership.
The word carries a tone of criticism—what's arrogated is never rightfully the taker's.
Seize without right
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- expropriateSeize for state use
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
annex · confiscate · requisition · sequester · impound · dispossess · preempt · takeover
Rule through intimidation
- monopolizeClaim exclusive control
- subjugateBring under dominion
- dictateGive orders imperiously
- coerceObtain by intimidation
overpower · tyrannize · lord · boss · bully · browbeat · intimidate · suppress
Accept without verification
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
- impertinenceRude disregard for propriety
impudence · brazenness · gall · temerity · effrontery · boldness · cheek · insolence
Advance beyond proper limits
- overstepExceed proper limits
- infringeViolate another's rights
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
impinge · interlope · overreach · transgress · violate · invade · presume · impose
Statement of ownership or truth
- prerogativeExclusive right of office
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
title · authority · mandate · jurisdiction · sovereignty · legitimacy · entitlement · inheritance
usurp
Seize without right
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- expropriateSeize for state use
seize · annex · confiscate · requisition · sequester · impound · dispossess · preempt · takeover · grab
domineer
Rule through intimidation
- monopolizeClaim exclusive control
- subjugateBring under dominion
- dictateGive orders imperiously
coerce · overpower · tyrannize · lord · boss · bully · browbeat · intimidate · suppress · control
presume
Accept without verification
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
impertinence · impudence · brazenness · gall · temerity · effrontery · boldness · cheek · insolence · overconfidence
encroach
Advance beyond proper limits
trespass · impinge · interlope · overreach · transgress · violate · invade · presume · impose · interpose
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
- prerogativeExclusive right of office
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
birthright · title · authority · mandate · jurisdiction · sovereignty · legitimacy · entitlement · inheritance · patrimony
arrogatesrelinquishes
Voluntarily gives up control
cedes · surrenders · yields · abdicates · renounces