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1
to take control of (a vehicle) by force
- an airliner commandeered by terrorists
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2
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
- commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him
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“Commandeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commandeer. Accessed 14 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of commandeer was in 1881
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