Found 2 items, similar to Commandeering.
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: Commandeering 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.]