commandeer — [käm΄ən dir′] vt. [Du kommandeeren, to command, (esp. Afrik) to commandeer < OFr comander,COMMAND] 1. to force into military service 2. to seize (property) for military or government use 3. Informal to take forcibly … English World dictionary
commandeer — index assume (seize), carry away, deprive, garnish, hijack, procure, seize (confiscate) … Law dictionary
commandeer — (v.) 1881, from Du. (esp. Afrikaans) kommandeeren to command (for military service), from Fr. commander (see COMMAND (Cf. command)). Related: Commandeered; commandeering … Etymology dictionary
commandeer — [v] seize, take over accroach, activate, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, confiscate, conscript, draft, enslave, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, moonlight requisition*, preempt, requisition, sequester, sequestrate, snatch, take, usurp;… … New thesaurus
commandeer — ► VERB 1) officially take possession of for military purposes. 2) seize for one s own purposes. ORIGIN Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen command … English terms dictionary
commandeer — [[t]kɒ̱məndɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] commandeers, commandeering, commandeered 1) VERB If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it. [V n] The soldiers commandeered… … English dictionary
commandeer — UK [ˌkɒmənˈdɪə(r)] / US [ˌkɑmənˈdɪr] verb [transitive] Word forms commandeer : present tense I/you/we/they commandeer he/she/it commandeers present participle commandeering past tense commandeered past participle commandeered 1) to officially… … English dictionary
commandeer — /kɒmənˈdɪə / (say komuhn dear) verb (t) 1. to order or force into active military service. 2. to seize (private property) for military or other public use. 3. to seize arbitrarily: *As the tide of republicanism has risen in Australia, the… …
commandeer — transitive verb Etymology: Afrikaans kommandeer, from French commander to command, from Old French comander Date: 1881 1. a. to compel to perform military service b. to seize for military purposes 2. to take arbitra … New Collegiate Dictionary
commandeer — /kom euhn dear /, v.t. 1. to order or force into active military service. 2. to seize (private property) for military or other public use: The police officer commandeered a taxi and took off after the getaway car. 3. to seize arbitrarily. [1880… … Universalium
