commandeer
verb
[ ˌkɒmənˈdɪə ]
• officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes.
• "a nearby house had been commandeered by the army"
Similar:
seize,
take,
take possession of,
take away,
requisition,
appropriate,
expropriate,
sequestrate,
sequester,
confiscate,
annex,
take over,
claim,
lay claim to,
pre-empt,
secure,
hijack,
arrogate,
arrogate to oneself,
help oneself to,
carry off,
loot,
grab,
walk off with,
distrain,
attach,
disseize,
poind,
Origin:
early 19th century: from Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander ‘to command’ (see command).
