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arrogate

英 ['ærəgeɪt]美['ærəɡet]
  • vt. 冒称;霸占;没来由地将…归属于

英英释意


1. 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"
2. make undue claims to having
3. 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"
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