hijack
[verb]
Synonyms: seize, commandeer, expropriate, take over

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I. hi‧jack¹ /ˈhaɪdʒæk/ verb [transitive]

1. to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship ⇒ carjack:
The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists.

2. to take control of something and use it for your own purposes:
Some people think the party has been hijacked by right-wing extremists.
—hijacker noun [countable]

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II. hijack² noun [countable]
British English when a plane, vehicle etc is hijacked

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