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TOPIK 6verb

징발하다

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징발해요 · 징발했어요 · 징발할 거예요 · 징발하세요

to requisition, to commandeer (goods or people by the state)

Example

전쟁 중 군대는 민간 차량을 징발했습니다.

During the war, the army requisitioned civilian vehicles.

Word parts

징 levy발 dispatch

Literally 'levy and send out' — the state taking property or labor in emergencies.