Commandeer Definition

kŏmən-dîr
commandeered, commandeering, commandeers
verb
commandeered, commandeering, commandeers
To seize (property) for military or government use.
Webster's New World
To force into military service.
Webster's New World
To take forcibly.
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Origin of Commandeer

  • Afrikaans kommandeer from early Modern Dutch commanderen from French commander to command from Old French comander command

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Commandeer Sentence Examples

  • The pause allowed him time to commandeer the buckets.

  • Special liabilities lay upon riparian owners to repair canals, bridges, quays, &c. The state claimed certain proportions of all crops, stock, &c. The king's messengers could commandeer any subject's property, giving a receipt.

  • Rank Fishkin wanted to propose to his girlfriend, Geraldine DeRuiter, in a spectacular way, and what better plan than to commandeer one of the most lucrative and widely watched commercial spots of the year?

  • When assigned a zone reconnaissance mission, the corps commander allows the regimental commandeer considerable freedom of action.

  • They got wind there might be someone out there in the nether world with incredible abilities they could commandeer.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

REREER

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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