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commandeer
[ kom-uhn-deer ]
verb (used with object)
- to order or force into active military service.
- to seize (private property) for military or other public use:
The police officer commandeered a taxi and took off after the getaway car.
- to seize arbitrarily.
commandeer
/ ËŒ°ìÉ’³¾É™²Ôˈ»åɪə /
verb
- to seize for public or military use
- to seize arbitrarily
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of commandeer1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of commandeer1
Example Sentences
Because the city has failed, he said, the receiver would have authority “vested by the court to commandeer what it needs within the city in order to solve this problem.â€
It accused Hamas of commandeering the provisions as part of its strategy against Israel, though without providing evidence.
Some complained about homeless people commandeering shared public spaces.
Street racing and street takeovers — when participants commandeer bridges or intersections and perform dangerous car stunts in front of a crowd — hit a peak in 2020 with 912 reported incidents in Los Angeles.
There are Democrats, like Green and Chuck Schumer, who chanted “We will win!†in front of a Treasury Department commandeered by Musk, who think that smells like victory.
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