'Commandeered' definitions:

Definition of 'Commandeered'

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  • Commandeer \Com`man*deer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commandeered; p. pr. & vb. n. Commandeering.] [D. kommandeeren to command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to command. See Command.]
  • 1. (Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]