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commandeer

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com·man·deer  (kmn-dîr)
tr.v. com·man·deered, com·man·deer·ing, com·man·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.]

commandeer
Verb
1. to seize for military use
2. to take as if by right: he commandeered the one waiting taxi outside the station [Afrikaans kommandeer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.commandeer - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"
carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!"

commandeer
Translations
commandeer [kɔmənˈdɪəʳ] vtrequisar

commandeer [kɔmənˈdɪəʳ] vtréquisitionner (par la force)

commandeer [kɔmənˈdɪəʳ] command vtrequirieren, beschlagnahmen (fig); sich aneignen

commandeer [kɔmənˈdɪəʳ] vtrequisire

commandeer
v commandeer [komənˈdiə]
to seize (private property) for use by the army etc during wartime They commandeered the castle. kommandeer يُصادِر لأغْراض عَسْكَرِيَّه реквизирам zabrat beslaglægge requirieren, beschlagnahmen επιτάσσω requisar rekvireerima مصادره کردن takavarikoida réquisitionner לְהַחֲרִים छीन लेना, बेगार में लेना rekvirirati, silom oduzeti katonai célra igénybe vesz mengambil alih gera upptækan requisire 徴用する 징발하다 rekvizuoti, nusavinti rekvizēt merampas rekwireren rekvirere rekwirować requisitar a rechi­ziţiona реквизировать zabrať zaseči, rekvirirati rekvirirati rekvirera, beslagta เกณฑ์คนเพื่อเข้ารบ el koymak 徵用, 霸佔 реквізувати فوج کے لئے اشیاء کو حاصل کرنا trưng dụng cho quân đội ,


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