English to English
verb
- demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter.
Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make undue claims to having
source: WordNet 3.0
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town.
He usurped my rights.
She seized control of the throne after her husband died.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [árroguet] Umangkin; kumanya; maghambog
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
