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Verb: commandeer  ,kó-mun'deer
  1. (crime) take arbitrarily or by force
    "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami";
    - hijack, highjack, pirate

Derived forms: commandeering, commandeered, commandeers

Type of: seize

Encyclopedia: Commandeer

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