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Commandeer   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.)





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"Commandeer" Quotes from Famous Books



... Lopez. "I intended to borrow from you gentlemen. Well, never mind—we'll commandeer what we wish in the ...
— Rainbow's End • Rex Beach
... the policeman, afraid to risk another shot because of the crowd, waited for him to come again; and many others, seeing the hopeless circuit the mongrel followed, did likewise, armed with bricks and clubs. Among them was the pimply clerk, who had been inspired to commandeer a pitchfork from ...
— The Conquest of Canaan • Booth Tarkington
... 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
... To-day there is going to be one, and only one; and that one is your humble servant. I call that to the notice of the Foreman of the jury, and also to the notice of young Strapper. I am also the owner of the horse. Does any man say that I am not? [Silence]. Very well, then. In my opinion, to commandeer a horse for the purpose of getting a dying child to a doctor is not stealing, provided, as in the present case, that the horse is returned safe and sound. I rule that ...
— The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet • George Bernard Shaw


Words linked to "Commandeer" :   criminal offense, highjack, skyjack, seize, pirate, criminal offence, offense, law-breaking, hijack, offence, carjack


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