About The Word Commandeer
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Commandeer
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What's The Definition Of Commandeer?
[v] take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Commandeer: highjack | hijack | pirate Related Terms | Find terms related to Commandeer: accroach | annex | appropriate | arrogate | assume | attach | call up | collectivize | communalize | communize | confiscate | conscript | detach | detach for service | distrain | draft | enlist | enroll | expropriate | garnish | impound | impress | induct | join | levy | list | mobilize | muster | muster in | nationalize | preempt | press | raise | recruit | replevin | replevy | seize | sequester | sequestrate | sign on | sign up | socialize | summon | take | usurp Commandeer In Webster's Dictionary \Com`man*deer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commandeered};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Commandeering}.] [D. kommandeeren to
command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to
command. See {Command}.]
1. (Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for
military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers.
2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.]
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