commandeer

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌkɑmənˈdɪr/ UK /ˌkɒmənˈdɪə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to seize for official or military use; to take arbitrary possession of

The soldiers commandeered the farmhouse as a temporary headquarters.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to seize for official or... seize appropriate requisition confiscate expropriate hijack

Opposites

relinquish return surrender

Word family

Related forms command commander commandment

Etymology

From Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander ('to command'), from Vulgar Latin commandare, from Latin commendare ('to entrust') / mandare ('to order').

commander French mandare Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# commandeer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmənˈdɪr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmənˈdɪə/

## Meanings
1. to seize for official or military use; to take arbitrary possession of

## Examples
- The soldiers commandeered the farmhouse as a temporary headquarters.

## Synonyms
- seize
- appropriate
- requisition
- confiscate
- expropriate
- hijack

## Antonyms
- relinquish
- return
- surrender

## Related Forms
- command
- commander
- commandment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: commander
- Root: mandare

## Etymology
From Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander ('to command'), from Vulgar Latin commandare, from Latin commendare ('to entrust') / mandare ('to order').

## AI Etymology
Commandeer is a verb meaning "to seize for official or military use; to take arbitrary possession of". Historically, it is from Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander ('to command'), from Vulgar Latin commandare, from Latin commendare ('to entrust') / mandare ('to order'). The historical chain links French commander with Latin mandare. Close English family members include command, commander, and commandment.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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