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commandeer definition

com·man·deer (käm′ən dir)

transitive verb

  1. to force into military service
  2. to seize (property) for military or government use
  3. Informal to take forcibly

Etymology: Du kommandeeren, to command, (esp. Afrik) to commandeer < OFr comander, command

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