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to commandeer
01
to officially take possession or control of something, typically for military or governmental purposes, often without the consent of the owner
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
commandeer
3rd person singular
commandeers
Present participle
commandeering
Past simple
commandeered
Past participle
commandeered
Examples
During the emergency, the military commandeer civilian vehicles to transport supplies to the affected areas.
