arrogate vs pretend

pretend vs arrogate

arrogate is not a noun while pretend is a noun.

arrogate is not an adjective while pretend is an adjective.

arrogate and pretend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrogate	No	No	Yes	No
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, pretend is a hyponym of arrogate; that is, pretend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrogate:

arrogate: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
pretend: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Other hyponyms of arrogate include requisition, arrogate, assign.

arrogate (noun)	pretend (noun)
	the enactment of a pretense

arrogate (adjective)	pretend (adjective)
	imagined as in a play

arrogate (verb)	pretend (verb)
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	make believe with the intent to deceive
make undue claims to having	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
	state insincerely
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Difference between arrogate and pretend

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