arrogate
英 ['?r?ge?t]
美['?r?ɡet]
- vt. 冒稱；霸占；沒來(lái)由地將…歸屬于
英英釋意
- 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"