en:arrogate • assume • seize • take over • usurp^en

• v.
  ⦿seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
  lexical concept
• He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
• She seized control of the throne after her husband died
• he usurped my rights

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