com·man·deer 
(kŏm′ən-dîr)
(kŏm′ən-dîr)tr.v. com·man·deered, com·man·deer·ing, com·man·deers
1. To seize for military or police use; confiscate.
2. To take arbitrarily or by force: "He was at Columbia when students commandeered buildings and the police sprayed the protesters with tear gas" (Gary Rivlin). See Synonyms at appropriate.
3. To force into military service.
[Afrikaans kommandeer, from early Modern Dutch commanderen, from French commander, to command, from Old French comander; see COMMAND.]
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