Meaning of REQUISITE
| Pronunciation: | | 'rekwizit
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- [n] anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
- [adj] necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful"
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| | Synonyms: | | essential, necessary, necessary, necessity, needed, needful, required, requirement |
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| | Antonyms: | | inessential, nonessential | | |
| | See Also: | | desideratum, entity, need, physical thing, want | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Req"ui*site\ (r?k"w?-z?t), n.
That which is required, or is necessary; something
indispensable.
God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours;
what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great
business of us all to know. --Wake.
\Req"ui*site\, a. [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere;
pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See {Require}.]
Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; ??
needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary
indispensable.
All truth requisite for men to know. --Milton.
Syn: Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential. --
{Req"ui*site*ly}, adv. -- {Req"ui*site*ness}, n.
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