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/kˌɑməndˈɪr/ Listen

verb

Commandeer v. t. (past & past part. commandeered; pres. part. commandeering)

(Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; orig. used of the Boers.

To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. (Colloq.)

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Etymology of 'Commandeer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Commandeer" Quotes from Famous Books

... with, and had to fight against odds, which doesn't matter really if you have the right men, but always takes longer and looks discouraging to outsiders. The men are very good and I am glad the War Office let me commandeer the boots I wanted—the kind they offered me at first wouldn't have done at all for this sort of work. It is rather hard not being with the men more, but the work is very absorbing, so I do not mind as ...

— The Dark Tower • Phyllis Bottome

... powers have armored automobiles, and in Germany, England and France the exigencies of conflict impelled the Governments to practically commandeer all of the automobiles in the countries for war purposes. Many of these cars were turned into armored cars of the lighter type, and the number of such automobiles in use runs far into the thousands. The United States has not made much fuss about it, ...

— Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights • Kelly Miller