arrogate in Japanese
arrogate in Japanese is 横取り — arrogate means to take or claim something for yourself without having any right to it.
arrogate in Japanese
横取り
Pronounced: yokodori
(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]
What does "arrogate" mean?
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verb To take or claim something for yourself without having any right to it.
"Britain has spent 40-plus years arrogating more and more power to its centre – and now its centre has no idea of how to wield that power. That I think is the fundamental political and economic crisis we face today."
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- Britain has spent 40-plus years arrogating more and more power to its centre – and now its centre has no idea of how to wield that power. That I think is the fundamental political and economic crisis we face today.
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What is "arrogate" in Japanese?
"arrogate" in Japanese is 横取り. arrogate means: To take or claim something for yourself without having any right to it.
How do you pronounce 横取り?
"arrogate" in Japanese is 横取り, pronounced "yokodori".
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