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embargo commandeer

Creator:
John Milan
John Milan
Language pair:Spanish to English
Definition / notes:To compel to perform military service
To seize for military purposes
To take arbitrary or forcible possession of

The Spanish would often commandeer ships in the 16th Century as part of their Armada

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