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What does commandeered mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of commandeer
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Nine prisoners overpowered security guards at the Supreme Court building, and commandeered vehicles to make good their escape.
They had laid cash, including a hefty tip, on the silver plate, and commandeered an unused dessertspoon to act as a paperweight.
Surgical teams worked flat out performing intricate grafts on the victims in the four operating theatres commandeered for the emergency.
We're in a side street out of town, not far from Barcelona airport, where La Cubana has commandeered what looks like an outsize lock-up garage.
I made the mistake of thinking that they had given up and commandeered my favorite inflatable raft to float me around the pool.
Henderson and two chums often commandeered the kitchen there on a Sunday and cooked cassoulet for 200 of their closest friends.

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