Commandeer

v. t.	1.	(Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; - orig. used of the Boers. [imp. & p. p. Commandeered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Commandeering.]
	2.	To take arbitrary or forcible possession of.

Verb

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commandeer - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" Synonyms: highjack, hijack, pirate

accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, attach, call up, collectivize, communalize, communize, conscript, detach, detach for service, distrain, draft, enlist, enroll, expropriate, garnish, impound, impress, induct, join, levy, list, mobilize, muster, muster in, nationalize, preempt, press, raise, recruit, replevin, replevy, sequester, sequestrate, sign on, sign up, socialize, summon, usurp

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