Commandeer and Pirate

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Commandeer verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Usage example: commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him

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Pirate is a synonym for commandeer. In some cases you can use "Pirate" instead a verb "Commandeer".

Nearby Words: commander, commandeering

Pirate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Usage example: using pirated software that was subject to copyright

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Commandeer is a synonym for pirate. You can use "Commandeer" instead a verb "Pirate".

Nearby Words: pirated, pirating, piracy, piratical, piratic

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An early episode also had literal pirates who were stranded in a forest of sargassum kelp and, aside from using (fake) Ghost Pirate tactics to commandeer passing cargo ships (which there don't seem to be many of in the Bermuda Triangle) they really don't do much of anything at all.

Source: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

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