commandeer

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the late 19th century. From Dutch commanderen (“to command”), partially through its descendant, Afrikaans kommandeer (“to command”). Ultimately from French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commendare. Doublet of command. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɒmənˈdɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Verb === commandeer (third-person singular simple present commandeers, present participle commandeering, simple past and past participle commandeered)(transitive) To seize for military use. To force into military service. To take arbitrarily or by force. (by extension) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === appropriate call up