What is the meaning of arrogate?

verb

• Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.
  • usage: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
  • synonyms: claim, lay claim
• Make undue claims to having.
  • synonyms: assign
• Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: assume, usurp, seize, take over