i tried to commandeer the ship; it did not work out well
Under certain circumstance the US government has the right to commandeer private property.
Commandeer is a word to take an item in the name of need during a conflict. "The major gave the order to commandeer the vehicle for the march to the river." "A military man has the right to commandeer any material he needs to further his aim during a conflict." "A vehicle may be commandeered, a man must be conscripted into service."
windier commandeer
to commandeer.
The army will commandeer your vehicle any time they want!
The pirates tried to commandeer the merchant ship to steal its cargo.
The boy was forcely commandeered from his friend.
To commandeer the shoes from the warehouse…
They watched as their friends phone was commandeered by the teacher.
The present participle of the verb to commandeer (the -ing word) is a verbal noun called a gerund; example sentence: Commandeering was the main resource for the Nazi's ability to wage war.
I think you mean 'commandeer', which is 'to arbitrarily seize private property for military use'.