Meaning Of The Word Commandeer

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commandeer
verb: If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
verb: To commandeer something owned by someone else means to take charge of it so that you can use it.

commandeer in American English
to force into military service
transitive verb: to order or force into active military service

commandeer in British English
to seize for public or military use

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