Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.

synonyms: claim, lay claim.

Roget 924: be due etc. adj.. to, be the due etc. n.. of; have right to, have title to, have claim to; be entitled to; have a claim upon; belong to etc. (property) 780.    deserve, merit, be worthy of, richly deserve.    demand, claim; call upon for, come upon for, appeal to for; revendicate^†, reclaim; exact; insist on, insist upon; challenge; take one's stand, make a point of, require, lay claim to, assert, assume, arrogate, make good; substantiate; vindicate a claim, vindicate a right; fit for, qualify for; make out a case.    give a right, confer a right; entitle; authorize etc. 760; sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot.    give every one his due etc. 922; pay one's dues; have one's due, have one's rights.    use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution.    ... show more

Dutch: aanspraak maken op

Make undue claims to having.

synonym: assign.

Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.

synonyms: assume, seize, take over, usurp.

Roget 925: be undue etc. adj.; not be due etc. 924.    infringe, encroach, trench on, exact; arrogate, arrogate to oneself; give an inch and take an ell; stretch a point, strain a point; usurp, violate, do violence to.    disfranchise, disentitle, disqualify; invalidate.    relax etc. (be lax) 738; misbehave etc. (vice) 945; misbecome^†.    ... show more

Roget 885: be insolent etc. adj.; bluster, vapor, swagger, swell, give oneself airs, snap one's fingers, kick up a dust; swear etc. (affirm) 535; rap out oaths; roister.    arrogate; assume, presume; make bold, make free; take a liberty, give an inch and take an ell.    domineer, bully, dictate, hector; lord it over; traiter de haut en bas [Fr.], regarder de haut en bas [Fr.]; exact; snub, huff.   , beard, fly in the face of; put to the blush; bear down, beat down; browbeat, intimidate; trample down, tread down, trample under foot; dragoon, ride roughshod over.    out face, outlook, outstare, outbrazen^†, outbrave^†; stare out of countenance; brazen out; lay down the law; teach one's grandmother to suck eggs; assume a lofty bearing; talk big, look big; put on big looks, act the grand seigneur [Fr.]; mount the high horse, ride the high horse; toss the head, carry, with a high hand.    tempt Providence, want snuffing.    ... show more

Roget 739: be severe etc. adj.. assume, usurp, arrogate, take liberties; domineer, bully etc. 885; tyrannize, inflict, wreak, stretch a point, put on the screw; be hard upon; bear a heavy hand on, lay a heavy hand on; be down upon, come down upon; ill treat; deal hardly with, deal hard measure to; rule with a rod of iron, chastise with scorpions; dye with blood; oppress, override; trample under foot; tread under foot, tread upon, trample upon, tread down upon, trample down upon; crush under an iron heel, ride roughshod over; rivet the yoke; hold a tight hand, keep a tight hand; force down the throat; coerce etc. 744; give no quarter etc. (pitiless) 914.1. ... show more

Dutch: overnemen, aanmatigen, annexeren, toe-eigenen, toeëigenen