commandeer
Pronunciations (2)
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/kɒmənˈdɪə(ɹ)/
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kɒmənˈdɪə(r)
Verb
To seize for military use.
Usage- Transitive
To force into military service.
Usage- Transitive
To take arbitrarily or by force.
Usage- Transitive
To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
Usage- broadly
- Transitive
- Examples
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"We're stuck taking the bus to school tomorrow, aren't we?" "...Yeah. Moperville South doesn't give bus service out here, so Ellen's commandeering my car."
Verb
take arbitrarily or by force
- Broader terms
- Examples
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The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
Word forms
commandeerscommandeeringcommandeeredcommandeered