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COMMANDEER
Definition of COMMANDEER
verb
To seize for military use.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in the 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.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
35th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (151)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COMMANDEER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Latin, Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COMMANDEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 172, 8 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COMMANDEER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEMMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start COMMAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COMMANDEER?
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