commandeered
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Verb
commandeers, 3rd person singular present; commandeered, past participle; commandeered, past tense; commandeering, present participle;
/ˌkämənˈdi(ə)r/,
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commandeers, 3rd person singular present; commandeered, past participle; commandeered, past tense; commandeering, present participle;
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Officially take possession or control of (something), esp. for military purposes
- - telegraph and telephone lines were commandeered by the generals
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Take possession of (something) without authority
- - he hoisted himself onto a table, commandeering it as a speaker's platform
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Enlist (someone) to help in a task, typically against the person's will
- - he commandeered the men to find a table
Web Definitions:
- (commandeer) take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
- Commandeering is an act of appropriation by the military or police whereby they take possession of the property of a member of the public.
- (COMMANDEER) to force people or things into military service, as the prerogative of sequestration or impressment (qv). ...