requisite

[ rek-wuh-zit ]

/ ˈrɛk wə zɪt /

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adjective

required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.

noun

something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc.

Nearby words

requiescat, requiescat in pace, require, required, requirement, requisite, requisitely, requisition, requisitioner, requital, requite

Origin of requisite

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin requīsītus past participle of requīrere to seek; see require, -ite²

SYNONYMS FOR requisite

1 needed, needful. See necessary.

2 necessity. See requirement.

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ANTONYMS FOR requisite

1 dispensable.

2 luxury.

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Related forms

req·ui·site·ly, adverbreq·ui·site·ness, nounnon·req·ui·site, adjective, nounnon·req·ui·site·ly, adverb

non·req·ui·site·ness, nounun·req·ui·site, adjectiveun·req·ui·site·ly, adverbun·req·ui·site·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for requisite

So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
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After the release of the trailer for the special last week, TLC received a requisite and perhaps well-deserved tongue-lashing.
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Some might lack the requisite national infrastructure (Walker).
What Republicans Need Right Now Is a Good Internal Fight|James Poulos|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And aside from doing the requisite things needed to seize the majority, there was icing on the cake, too.
For Conservatives, Liberal Tears Taste Sweet|Matt Lewis|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Francis opted to waive the requisite second miracle for John XXIII usually needed for non-martyrs to reach sainthood.
Popes, Saints, Miracles, Weird Relics and Odd Omens Converge on Rome|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the teachers have not the requisite knowledge now, let it at once be acquired.
How to Get Strong and How to Stay So|William Blaikie
Upon the other interesting subjects noticed in your address we shall bestow the requisite attention.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Edited by James D. Richardson
In answering the requisite questions, and in making his statement, Townsend gave entire satisfaction.
The Underground Railroad|William Still
No little discipline was requisite to adhere to this resolution.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke
Some degree of religion she imagined necessary, and that to perform the duties it required was requisite to our peace.
A Description of Millenium Hall|Sarah Scott

British Dictionary definitions for requisite

requisite

/ (ˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /

adjective

absolutely essential; indispensable

noun

something indispensable; necessity

Derived Formsrequisitely, adverbrequisiteness, noun

Word Origin for requisite

C15: from Latin requisītus sought after, from requīrere to seek for, require

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requisite

adjective

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for requisite

requisite

adjective

noun

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