commandeer

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌkɑmənˈdɪr/ UK /ˌkɒmənˈdɪə/ See IPA manual

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

The soldiers commandeered the farmhouse as a temporary headquarters.

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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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# 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.

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- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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