commandeer
com·man·deer
verb \ˌkä-mən-ˈdir\Definition of COMMANDEER
transitive verb
1
a : to compel to perform military service b : to seize for military purposes
2
: to take arbitrary or forcible possession of
See Examples of COMMANDEER
- The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.
- <an airliner commandeered by terrorists>
Origin of COMMANDEER
Afrikaans kommandeer, from French commander to command, from Old French comander
First Known Use: 1881
Rhymes with COMMANDEER
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