requisite

[rek-wuh-zit]

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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.

Origin of requisite

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

Related formsreq·ui·site·ly, adverbreq·ui·site·ness, nounnon·req·ui·site, adjective, nounnon·req·ui·site·ly, adverbnon·req·ui·site·ness, nounun·req·ui·site, adjectiveun·req·ui·site·ly, adverbun·req·ui·site·ness, noun

Synonyms for requisite

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1. needed, needful. See necessary. 2. necessity. See requirement.

Antonyms for requisite

1. dispensable. 2. luxury.

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Related Words for requisites

precondition, requirement, condition, essential, necessity, must, claim, compulsion, concern, demand, element, exigency, extremity, fulfillment, fundamental, imperative, lack, need, obligation, obsession

Examples from the Web for requisites

Historical Examples of requisites

The first of all requisites for human sustenance is Bread, which with great propriety is denominated 'the staff of life.'
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
Without the first two requisites, however, this last is worth little.
Rural Life and the Rural School
Joseph Kennedy
Hicksley is also to provide all requisites for private theatricals.
Roland Cashel
Charles James Lever
The first requisites are some sheets of strong, tough paper, brown and coloured.
The Book-Hunter at Home
P. B. M. Allan
That finished him for he said he could see I had all the requisites for a good wife, "Industry and noise."
Old Rail Fence Corners
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British Dictionary definitions for requisites

requisite

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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Word Origin and History for requisites

requisite

adj.

mid-15c., from Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere (see require). As a noun from c.1600.