[with obj.]take or claim (something) for oneself without justification 僭取;僭称 they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation's true interests. 他们自称有预卜国家真正利益所在的能力。
派生 arrogation noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin arrogat- 'claimed for oneself', from the verb arrogare, from ad- 'to' + rogare 'ask'
用法
On the difference between arrogate and abrogate, see usage at abrogate