单词 | commandeer |
释义 | com·man·deer (kŏm′ən-dîr) tr.v. com·man·deered, com·man·deer·ing, com·man·deers 1. To seize for military or police use; confiscate. 2. To take arbitrarily or by force: "He was at Columbia when students commandeered buildings and the police sprayed the protesters with tear gas" (Gary Rivlin). See Synonyms at appropriate. 3. To force into military service. [Afrikaans kommandeer, from early Modern Dutch commanderen, from French commander, to command, from Old French comander; see COMMAND.] |
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