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Commandeer vs Hijack - What's the difference?

commandeer | hijack |

As verbs the difference between commandeer and hijack

is that commandeer is to seize for military use while hijack is to forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

As a noun hijack is

an instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.

commandeer

English

Verb

  • To seize for military use.
  • To force into military service.
  • To take arbitrarily or by force.
  • See also

    * *

    hijack

    English

    (wikipedia hijack)

    Alternative forms

    * hi-jack, highjack

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
  • To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
  • (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
  • (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser ).
  • (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
  • Derived terms

    * hijackable * carjack * seajack

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
  • An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
  • (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
  • (poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.