commandeer

(kŏm'ən-dîr')
tr.v., -deered, -deer·ing, -deers.

1. To force into military service.
2. To seize for military use; confiscate.
3. To take arbitrarily or by force. See synonyms at appropriate.

[Afrikaans kommandeer, from French commander, to command, from Old French comander. See command.]

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verb

1. To take quick and forcible possession of: confiscate, expropriate, grab, seize, snatch. Idioms: help oneself to. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: appropriate, arrogate, assume, preempt, seize, take, usurp. See give/take/reciprocity.

[ܖkämǝnܒdir]

ܖkämǝnˈdir v. officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes: telegraph and telephone lines were commandeered by the generals.

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IN BRIEF: To take for use in war or military purposes.

The young officer commandeered the truck.

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• Violent Actions - commandeer: seize arbitrarily, often for military or public use

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See words rhyming with "commandeer."

Common misspelling(s) of commandeer

• comander

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rekvirere, beslaglægge, okkupere

Nederlands (Dutch)
vorderen, inpikken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Mil) réquisitionner, (fig) accaparer

Deutsch (German)
v. - fordern, einziehen, abkommandieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιτάσσω, προβαίνω σε επίταξη

Italiano (Italian)
requisire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recrutar compulsoriamente, apoderar-se (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
реквизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - requisar, expropiar, reclutar por fuerza

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta ut till militärtjänst, rekvirera, beslagta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
征募, 霸占

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 徵募, 霸佔

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 징용하다, 강제로 빼앗다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 徴用する, 勝手に使う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) استولى على أو صادر لأغراض عسكريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החרים, הפקיע‬

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