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The word for today is… arrogate (verb) - 1a: to claim or seize without justification b: to make undue claims to having : assume 2: to claim on behalf of another : ascribe Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The resemblance between arrogate and arrogant is more than coincidence: they both have the Latin verb