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commandeer

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
commandeer /ˌkɒmənˈdɪə/

▶verb officially take possession or control of for military purposes.

■ seize for one's own purposes.

– origin C19: from Afrik. kommandeer, from Du. commanderen, from Fr. commander ‘command’.

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