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/rˌikwˈaɪər/ /rikwˈaɪr/ /rɪkwˈaɪər/ Listen

verb

Require v. t. (past & past part. required; pres. part. requiring)

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property. "Shall I say to Caesar What you require of him?" "By nature did what was by law required."

To demand or exact as indispensable; to need. "Just gave what life required, and gave no more." "The two last (biographies) require to be particularly noticed."

To ask as a favor; to request. "I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way."

Synonyms: To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand; need.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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