arrogate

[US]/'ærəgeɪt/
[UK]/'ærəɡet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. agkin nang walang katwiran; kunin nang walang karapatan; itakda sa isang tao nang walang tamang pahintulot.
Word Forms
Past Participlearrogated
Third Person Singulararrogates
Past Tensearrogated
Pluralarrogates
Present Participlearrogating

Phrases & Collocations

arrogate power

magpaimpon ng kapangyarihan

arrogate authority

magpaimpon ng awtoridad

arrogate privilege

magpaimpon ng pribilehiyo

arrogate responsibility

magpaimpon ng responsibilidad

Example Sentences

arrogate power to oneself

magpaimpon ng kapangyarihan sa sarili

they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests.

pinapaimpon nila sa kanilang sarili ang kakayahang malaman ang tunay na interes ng bansa.

She arrogated to herself a certain importance.

Pinaimpon niya sa kanyang sarili ang isang tiyak na kahalagahan.

That firm arrogated itself the right to develop this area.

Pinaimpon ng kompanya na iyon ang karapatang paunlarin ang lugar na ito.

He suspiciously arrogated bad motives to other people.

Pinaghihinalaan niyang pinaimpon ng ibang tao ang masasamang motibo.

Presidents who have arrogated the power of Congress to declare war.See Synonyms at appropriate

Mga pangulo na nagpaimpon ng kapangyarihan ng Kongreso na magdeklara ng digmaan. Tingnan ang mga kasingkahulugan sa naaangkop.

Real-world Examples

This failing is basic to the now-widespread computing discipline that has arrogated to itself the slightly misleading moniker of artificial intelligence (AI).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with which the divine and perfect alone can be safely intrusted" .

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

Over the coming days, the political body may arrogate to itself a metaphysical power, transforming the utterly unthinkable into hard reality.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

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