Word of the Day

June 21, 2014

Arrogate is a verb meaning either 1a) to claim or seize without justification, 1b) to make undue claims to having; assume, or 2) to claim on behalf of another.

Although the word pirate conjures up the image of some kind of figure arrogating the seas from centuries before, they still exist in many parts of the world.

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