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COMMANDEER
(verb) take arbitrarily or by force
"The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
synonyms : highjack , hijack , pirate
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Mnemonics for commandeer
(Tag: ) come and give me your deer....i.e.take sth by force
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-0 (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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