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   require

   /rɪˈkwʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. need for a particular purpose: "three patients required operations" Similar needbe in need ofstand in need ofhave need ofbe crying out for
   • ▪ make necessary: "it would have required much research to produce a comprehensive list" Similar necessitatedemandcall forinvolveentailtake
   • ▪ specify as compulsory: "the minimum car insurance required by law"
   • ▪ (of someone in authority) instruct or expect (someone) to do something: "you will be required to attend for cross-examination" Similar orderinstructcommandenjoinobligebidcompelconstrainchargemakeforce
   • ▪ regard an action, ability, or quality as due from (someone) by virtue of their position: "the care and diligence required of him as a trustee" Similar demandinsist oncall forask forrequestordercommanddecreeexactexpectlook for

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French requere, from Latin requirere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + quaerere ‘seek’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. requirer noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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