commandeer
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Definition of commandeer
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To seize for military use.
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verb
- (transitive)To seize for military use.
- (transitive)To force into military service.
- (transitive)To take arbitrarily or by force.
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(broadly, transitive)To take or use for some purpose (not necessarily arbitrarily or by force).
“"We're stuck taking the bus to school tomorrow, aren't we?" "...Yeah. Moperville South doesn't give bus service out here, so Ellen's commandeering my car."”
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Etymology
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.
Words you can make from commandeer
200+ playable · top: COMMANDER (16 pts)
Best play commander 16 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
23 words- COMMAND 14 pts
- COMMEND 14 pts
- CRAMMED 14 pts
- AMERCED 12 pts
- CAMEOED 12 pts
- CAROMED 12 pts
- COMRADE 12 pts
- CREAMED 12 pts
- MENACED 12 pts
- MERCADO 12 pts
- RACEMED 12 pts
- MENACER 11 pts
- ROMANCE 11 pts
- ACORNED 10 pts
- AMENDER 10 pts
- ENCODER 10 pts
- ENCORED 10 pts
- MADRONE 10 pts
- MEANDER 10 pts
- MODERNE 10 pts
- RECANED 10 pts
- REEDMAN 10 pts
- RENAMED 10 pts
6-letter words
61 words- COMADE 11 pts
- DAMMER 11 pts
- MADMEN 11 pts
- RAMMED 11 pts
- AMERCE 10 pts
- CARMEN 10 pts
- MACRON 10 pts
- MENACE 10 pts
- MERMAN 10 pts
- MERMEN 10 pts
- RACEME 10 pts
- ACNODE 9 pts
- CANDOR 9 pts
- CANOED 9 pts
- CARDON 9 pts
- CEDARN 9 pts
- CORNED 9 pts
- CRANED 9 pts
- DACRON 9 pts
- DAEMON 9 pts
- DAMNER 9 pts
- DANCER 9 pts
- DEACON 9 pts
- DECANE 9 pts
- DECARE 9 pts
- DECERN 9 pts
- DEMEAN 9 pts
- EMEROD 9 pts
- ENCODE 9 pts
- MENDER 9 pts
- MOANED 9 pts
- MODERN 9 pts
- NACRED 9 pts
- NORMED 9 pts
- OEDEMA 9 pts
- OMENED 9 pts
- RADOME 9 pts
- RANDOM 9 pts
- REAMED 9 pts
- RECODE 9 pts
- REMADE 9 pts
- REMAND 9 pts
- REMEND 9 pts
- ROAMED 9 pts
- RODMAN 9 pts
- RODMEN 9 pts
- CANOER 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CORNEA 8 pts
- ENAMOR 8 pts
- ENCORE 8 pts
- MEANER 8 pts
- MOANER 8 pts
- MOREEN 8 pts
- OCREAE 8 pts
- RECANE 8 pts
- RENAME 8 pts
- EARNED 7 pts
- ENDEAR 7 pts
- NEARED 7 pts
- REDONE 7 pts
5-letter words
91 words- COMMA 11 pts
- MACED 10 pts
- MODEM 10 pts
- CAMEO 9 pts
- CAROM 9 pts
- COMAE 9 pts
- COMER 9 pts
- CREAM 9 pts
- CREME 9 pts
- EMMER 9 pts
- MACER 9 pts
- MACON 9 pts
- MACRO 9 pts
- MAMEE 9 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- ACRED 8 pts
- ADEEM 8 pts
- ADMEN 8 pts
- AMEND 8 pts
- ARCED 8 pts
- ARMED 8 pts
- CADRE 8 pts
- CANED 8 pts
- CARED 8 pts
- CEDAR 8 pts
- CEDER 8 pts
- CERED 8 pts
- CODEN 8 pts
- CODER 8 pts
- CONED 8 pts
- CORED 8 pts
- CREDO 8 pts
- CREED 8 pts
- DANCE 8 pts
- DECAN 8 pts
- DECOR 8 pts
- DEMON 8 pts
- DERMA 8 pts
- DREAM 8 pts
- EDEMA 8 pts
- EMEND 8 pts
- MADRE 8 pts
- MANED 8 pts
- MENAD 8 pts
- MERDE 8 pts
- MONAD 8 pts
- MONDE 8 pts
- NAMED 8 pts
- NOMAD 8 pts
- RACED 8 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- AMEER 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- CRONE 7 pts
- ENEMA 7 pts
- ENORM 7 pts
- MANOR 7 pts
- MORAE 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NAMER 7 pts
- NARCO 7 pts
- OCEAN 7 pts
- OCREA 7 pts
- RACON 7 pts
- RAMEE 7 pts
- RAMEN 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- RECON 7 pts
- REMAN 7 pts
- ROMAN 7 pts
- ADORE 6 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- ANODE 6 pts
- DENAR 6 pts
- DONEE 6 pts
- DRONE 6 pts
- EARED 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- ERODE 6 pts
- OARED 6 pts
- OREAD 6 pts
- RADON 6 pts
- RANDO 6 pts
- REDAN 6 pts
- REDON 6 pts
- RONDE 6 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- RANEE 5 pts
4-letter words
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