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com·man·deer
(kŏm′ən-dîr′)tr.v. com·man·deered, com·man·deer·ing, com·man·deers
1. To seize for military or police use; confiscate.
2. To take arbitrarily or by force: "He was at Columbia when students commandeered buildings and the police sprayed the protesters with tear gas" (Gary Rivlin). See Synonyms at appropriate.
3. To force into military service.
[Afrikaans kommandeer, from early Modern Dutch commanderen, from French commander, to command, from Old French comander; see command.]
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commandeer
(ˌkɒmənˈdɪə)vb (tr)
1. to seize for public or military use
2. to seize arbitrarily
[C19: from Afrikaans kommandeer, from French commander to command]
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com•man•deer
(ˌkɒm ənˈdɪər)v.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.
[1880–85; < Afrikaans kommandeer < French commander to command]
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commandeer
Past participle: commandeered
Gerund: commandeering
| Imperative |
|---|
| commandeer |
| commandeer |
| Present |
|---|
| I commandeer |
| you commandeer |
| he/she/it commandeers |
| we commandeer |
| you commandeer |
| they commandeer |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I commandeered |
| you commandeered |
| he/she/it commandeered |
| we commandeered |
| you commandeered |
| they commandeered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am commandeering |
| you are commandeering |
| he/she/it is commandeering |
| we are commandeering |
| you are commandeering |
| they are commandeering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have commandeered |
| you have commandeered |
| he/she/it has commandeered |
| we have commandeered |
| you have commandeered |
| they have commandeered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was commandeering |
| you were commandeering |
| he/she/it was commandeering |
| we were commandeering |
| you were commandeering |
| they were commandeering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had commandeered |
| you had commandeered |
| he/she/it had commandeered |
| we had commandeered |
| you had commandeered |
| they had commandeered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will commandeer |
| you will commandeer |
| he/she/it will commandeer |
| we will commandeer |
| you will commandeer |
| they will commandeer |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have commandeered |
| you will have commandeered |
| he/she/it will have commandeered |
| we will have commandeered |
| you will have commandeered |
| they will have commandeered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be commandeering |
| you will be commandeering |
| he/she/it will be commandeering |
| we will be commandeering |
| you will be commandeering |
| they will be commandeering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been commandeering |
| you have been commandeering |
| he/she/it has been commandeering |
| we have been commandeering |
| you have been commandeering |
| they have been commandeering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been commandeering |
| you will have been commandeering |
| he/she/it will have been commandeering |
| we will have been commandeering |
| you will have been commandeering |
| they will have been commandeering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been commandeering |
| you had been commandeering |
| he/she/it had been commandeering |
| we had been commandeering |
| you had been commandeering |
| they had been commandeering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would commandeer |
| you would commandeer |
| he/she/it would commandeer |
| we would commandeer |
| you would commandeer |
| they would commandeer |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have commandeered |
| you would have commandeered |
| he/she/it would have commandeered |
| we would have commandeered |
| you would have commandeered |
| they would have commandeered |
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Verb 1. 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!"
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commandeer
verb seize, appropriate, hijack, confiscate, requisition, sequester, expropriate, sequestrate The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
commandeer
verb1. To take quick and forcible possession of:
Idiom: help oneself to.
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Translations
يُصادِر لأغْراض عَسْكَرِيَّه
zabrat
beslaglægge
katonai célra igénybe vesz
gera upptækan
nusavintirekvizuoti
rekvizēt
commandeer
[ˌkɒmənˈdɪəʳ] VT1. (= requisition) [+ building, stores, ship etc] → requisar, expropiar ; [+ men] → reclutar a la fuerza
2. → tomar, apropiarse (de)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
commandeer
[ˌkɒmənˈdɪər] vt (MILITARY) [+ vehicle, building] → réquisitionner (par la force)
(= take possession of) → s'approprier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
commandeer
vt (Mil) men → einziehen ; (from another battalion, fig) → abbeordern, abkommandieren ; stores, ship, car etc (lit, fig) → beschlagnahmen, requirieren
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
commandeer
(komənˈdiə) verb to seize (private property) for use by the army etc during wartime. They commandeered the castle. kommandeer يُصادِر لأغْراض عَسْكَرِيَّه реквизирам requisitar zabrat requirieren, beschlagnahmen beslaglægge επιτάσσω requisar rekvireerima مصادره کردن pakko-ottaa réquisitionner לְהַחֲרִים छीन लेना, बेगार में लेना rekvirirati, silom oduzeti katonai célra igénybe vesz mengambil alih gera upptækan requisire 徴用する 징집하다 rekvizuoti, nusavinti rekvizēt merampas rekwireren rekvirere rekwirować نيول (دعسكرې مقصد رپاره requisitar a rechiziţiona реквизировать zabrať zaseči, rekvirirati rekvirirati rekvirera, beslagta ยึดทรัพย์สิน el koymak 徵用,強徵 реквізувати فوج کے لئے اشیاء کو حاصل کرنا trưng dụng cho quân đội 征用,霸占
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