Commandeer Synonyms

kŏmən-dîr
To take quick and forcible possession of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. confiscate
  2. expropriate
  3. grab
  4. seize
  5. snatch
To force into military service
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. draft
  2. conscript
  3. activate
To take arbitrarily or by force:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. appropriate

Words Related to Commandeer

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Commandeer Sentence Examples

  • The pause allowed him time to commandeer the buckets.

  • Special liabilities lay upon riparian owners to repair canals, bridges, quays, &c. The state claimed certain proportions of all crops, stock, &c. The king's messengers could commandeer any subject's property, giving a receipt.

  • Rank Fishkin wanted to propose to his girlfriend, Geraldine DeRuiter, in a spectacular way, and what better plan than to commandeer one of the most lucrative and widely watched commercial spots of the year?

  • When assigned a zone reconnaissance mission, the corps commander allows the regimental commandeer considerable freedom of action.

  • They got wind there might be someone out there in the nether world with incredible abilities they could commandeer.

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