Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate.
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Arrogate
//ˈæɹəɡeɪt//
Synonyms for "arrogate" (66 found)
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16 translations across 10 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- arogi verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
French
1 entries- s'arroger verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
German
1 entries- an sich reißen verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Ido
1 entries- arogar verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Japanese
1 entries- 横取りする verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Norwegian
4 entries- rane til seg verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
- rive til seg verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
- tilrane seg verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
- tilrive seg verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Portuguese
1 entries- arrogar verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Russian
1 entries- самонаде́янно претендова́ть verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Spanish
1 entries- arrogarse verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Swedish
2 entries- tillskansa sig verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
- tillvälla sig verb (to appropriate or lay claim to something without right)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Unfortunately, certain capitalists have arrogated to themselves monopolies and privileges which are quite sufficient to account for this [commotion of the populace against capitalists].
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“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
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What is remarkable about the challenged statute and rules is not that they address medical treatments with both risks and benefits but that they arrogate to the state the right to make that decision.
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