arrogate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (6)

v. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

assume, take over, usurp

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

assign, ascribe

v. make undue claims to having

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Fuzzynyms (14)

hijack, highjack, pirate, commandeer, expropriate

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

overthrow, bring down

v. cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

dethrone

v. remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"

expel, throw out, boot out, kick out, oust, drum out

v. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

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Antonyms (12)

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

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