commandeer

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To seize for military use.
2. (transitive) To force into military service.
3. (transitive) To take arbitrarily or by force.
4. (broadly, transitive) To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).

Sinonieme

requisition

impress

hijack

capture

exact

conscript

pirate

highjack

expect

grab

grasp

hold

occupy

ordain

require

revive

seize

usurp

want

be jealous of

hint at

take prisoner

wish for

lay hands upon

arrest

demand forcibly

ask for

catch

collar

co-opt

demand

dragoon

embargo

Vertalings

réquisitionner

requirieren

requisar

reclutar por la fuerza

détourner

opvorderen

اِخْتطف

استيلاء

سرق

piratejar

sich bemächtigen

übernehmen

usurpieren

επιστρατεύω

مصادرة

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɒmənˈdɪə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Late 19th century. From Dutch commanderen (“to command”), partially through its descendant, Afrikaans kommandeer (“to command”). Ultimately from French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commendare. Doublet of command.