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commandeer

🇬🇧 UK/,kɒmən'dɪə/🇺🇸 US/.kɒmәn'diә/
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Definitions

v.

To seize property or people for military or official use; to take by force or without permission.

征用;强行占用;强制征召

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
mandcommand, order, entrust
+
econnector
+
erone who does, agent
=commandeer

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    During the emergency, authorities were authorized to commandeer private vehicles for rescue operations.

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