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commandeer - Dictionary definition and meaning for commandeer

COMMANDEER

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  • (verb) take arbitrarily or by force

    "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

    synonyms : highjack , hijack , pirate

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for commandeer

  • (Tag: ) come and give me your deer....i.e.take sth by force

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  • (Tag: ) comandeering is close to commando

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Origin

  • Via Anglo-Norman and Old French from assumed late Latin commandare, literally “to enjoin strongly,” from Latin mandare “to entrust, order” added by bimal03

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