verb
definition
To seize for military use.
definition
To force into military service.
definition
To take arbitrarily or by force.
Examples of commandeer in a Sentence
The pause allowed him time to commandeer the buckets.
Special liabilities lay upon riparian owners to repair canals, bridges, quays, &c. The state claimed certain proportions of all crops, stock, &c. The king's messengers could commandeer any subject's property, giving a receipt.
Rank Fishkin wanted to propose to his girlfriend, Geraldine DeRuiter, in a spectacular way, and what better plan than to commandeer one of the most lucrative and widely watched commercial spots of the year?
When assigned a zone reconnaissance mission, the corps commander allows the regimental commandeer considerable freedom of action.
They got wind there might be someone out there in the nether world with incredible abilities they could commandeer.
You can commandeer any safe house or Guardians or anything you want.
Commandeer a hutch or curio and use it in your office for a cabinet or bookcase.
You can commandeer old hooded towels household chores and use them for cleaning rags.