verb
Meaning 1
To seize for military use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
commandeer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɒmənˈdɪə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
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verb
Meaning 2
To force into military service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To take arbitrarily or by force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
take arbitrarily or by force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hijack, highjack, pirate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seize
Narrower terms: skyjack, carjack
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: секвестирам (sekvestiram) — to seize for military use
- Catalan: requisar — to seize for military use
- French: réquisitionner — to seize for military use
- German: requirieren — to seize for military use
- Italian: requisire — to seize for military use
- Italian: sequestrare — to seize for military use
- Macedonian: реквизи́ра (rekvizíra) — to seize for military use
- Macedonian: реквири́ра (rekviríra) — to seize for military use
- Norwegian Bokmål: rekvirere — to seize for military use
- Portuguese: requisição administrativa — to seize for military use
- Russian: реквизировать (rekvizirovatʹ) — to seize for military use
- Spanish: requisar — to seize for military use
- Bulgarian: рекрутирам (rekrutiram) — to force into military service
- Bulgarian: мобилизирам (mobiliziram) — to force into military service
- French: enrôler de force — to force into military service
- Italian: arruolare — to force into military service
- Italian: coscrivere — to force into military service
- Italian: reclutare — to force into military service
- Macedonian: регрути́ра (regrutíra) — to force into military service
- Macedonian: мобилизи́ра (mobilizíra) — to force into military service
- Spanish: reclutar — to force into military service
- Italian: soggiogare — to take arbitrarily or by force
- Italian: depredare — to take arbitrarily or by force
- Italian: razziare — to take arbitrarily or by force
- Norwegian Bokmål: rekvirere — to take arbitrarily or by force
- Spanish: usurpar — to take arbitrarily or by force
- Spanish: arrebatar — to take arbitrarily or by force