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COMMANDEERING
Verb
commandeering
present participle of commandeer
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
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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CHANCY
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