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English verb: commandeer

1. commandeer (contact) take arbitrarily or by force


SamplesThe Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami.


Synonymshighjack, hijack, pirate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)seize


Narrower (hyponym)carjack, skyjack


Domain categorycrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense









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