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require

/ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To ask (someone) for something; to request.
  2. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  3. Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
  4. To demand of (someone) to do something.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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