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Variant of require

require definition

re·quire (ri kwīr)

transitive verb required -·quired′, requiring -·quir′·ing

  1. to ask or insist upon, as by right or authority; demand to require obedience
  2. to order; command to require someone to be present
  3. to be in need of; need to require help
  4. to call for as necessary or appropriate work that requires a steady hand
  5. to demand by virtue of a law, regulation, etc. what is required by law
  6. Archaic to ask for; request

Etymology: ME requiren < base of OFr requerre < VL *requaerere, for L requirere < re-, again + quaerere, to ask

intransitive verb

Now Rare to make a demand

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