Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Commandeer   /kˌɑməndˈɪr/   Listen
verb
Commandeer  v. t.  (past & past part. commandeered; pres. part. commandeering)  
1.
(Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; orig. used of the Boers.
2.
To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. (Colloq.)





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar




"Commandeer" Quotes from Famous Books



... one thing to be said, my dear Blumberger," replied Laval, with a faint smile. "We must commandeer petrol without delay. I find my arm is not broken after all, but I am bleeding like a pig. It is running into my boot. Help me out, and we will see what the good people over ...
— With Haig on the Somme • D. H. Parry
... chimneypiece and I expect the housemaid will commandeer them. I daren't ask for them, I can ...
— The Youngest Girl in the Fifth - A School Story • Angela Brazil


Copyright © 2025 Dictionary One.com