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Definition of commandeer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

commandeer

verb

NAmE//ˌkɑmənˈdɪr//

commandeer somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they commandeer

he / she / it commandeers

past simple commandeered

-ing form commandeering

to take control of a building, a vehicle, etc. for military purposes during a war, or by force for your own use synonym requisition

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