COMMANDEER

commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate

(verb) take arbitrarily or by force; “The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

commandeer (third-person singular simple present commandeers, present participle commandeering, simple past and past participle commandeered)

(transitive) To seize for military use.

(transitive) To force into military service.

(transitive) To take arbitrarily or by force.

Source: Wiktionary

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.)

Definition: To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers.

2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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