Arrogate
51seize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grasp, clutch; capture, arrest, appropriate, confiscate; afflict; attach, distrain; comprehend, understand. See stealing, intelligence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grasp] Syn. take, take …
52usurp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, expropriate, arrogate, appropriate; conquer, annex, snatch, grab. See illegality, stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. assume, appropriate, expropriate, commandeer, lay hold of; see also seize… …
53Insolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Undue assumption of superiority. < N PARAG:Insolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insolence insolence Sgm: N 1 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 arrogance arrogance airs Sgm: N 1 overbearance overbearance …
54renounce — 1 *abdicate, resign Analogous words: sacrifice, abnegate, *forgo, forbear, eschew Antonyms: arrogate: covet (sense 2) Contrasted words: usurp, preempt, appropriate (see ARROGATE) 2 *abjure, forswear, recant, retract …
55abrogate — abrogate, arrogate Abrogate means ‘to repel, annul, or cancel’ and is used with reference to laws, rules, treaties, and other formal agreements • (The Cabinet clung stubbornly to the belief that the mere signing of the agreement itself abrogated… …
56assume — [v1] believe, take for granted accept, ascertain, be afraid, be inclined to think, conclude, conjecture, consider, count upon, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, expect, fall for, fancy, find, gather, get the idea*, guess, have a hunch*, have… …
57adrogate — ˈadrōˌgāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin adrogatus, variant of arrogatus, past participle of arrogare to appropriate more at arrogate : arrogate 3 …
58Adrogate — Ad ro*gate, v. t. [See {Arrogate}.] (Rom. Law) To adopt (a person who is his own master). [1913 Webster] …
59Adrogation — Ad ro*ga tion, n. [L. adrogatio, arrogatio, fr. adrogare. See {Arrogate}.] (Rom. Law) A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See {Arrogation}. [1913 Webster] …
60Arrogant — Ar ro*gant, a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See {Arrogate}.] 1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one s self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; applied to… …
