0 past simple and past participle of commandeer
1 to take possession of or control private property by force or for military use
The arrival of passengers in quarantine had not been commandeered by the authorities, it had just been delayed and the journey continued.
When it became occupied, he was able to continue his schooling, but no longer as a boarder, since his lodgings had been commandeered by the occupying troops.
After a great deal of persuasion he was induced to score, then a pencil was commandeered and for a few minutes the unfortunate scorer kept his promise.
The soldiers had their arms taken away and their vehicles were commandeered and used to build barricades.
It has commandeered the premises and furniture of thousands of hotels, boarding houses, holiday camps and so on.
Horses were commandeered and bought in very large numbers.
Take, for instance, the question of the ships that have been commandeered.
They commandeered not only all that was necessary for national purposes but the whole of the crop and resold part of it for civil use.
