What does commandeer mean?
Commandeer means To seize for military use..
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/kɒmənˈdɪə(ɹ)/ · verb
To seize for military use..
"We're stuck taking the bus to school tomorrow, aren't we?" "...Yeah. Moperville South doesn't give bus service out here, so Ellen's commandeering my car."
Use commandeer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Commandeer means To seize for military use..
Common synonyms include expropriate, pirate, highjack, hijack.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"We're stuck taking the bus to school tomorrow, aren't we?" "...Yeah. Moperville South doesn't give bus service out here, so Ellen's commandeering my car."
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