Found 2 items, similar to Commandeered.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: commandeer
commandeer
v : take arbitrarily or by force;
“The Cubans commandeered the
plane and flew it to Miami” [syn:
hijack,
highjack,
pirate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Commandeered
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.]