Associations to the word «Commandeer»

Wiktionary

COMMANDEER, verb. To seize for military use.
COMMANDEER, verb. To force into military service.
COMMANDEER, verb. To take arbitrarily or by force.

Dictionary definition

COMMANDEER, verb. Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza