Definitions for requisite
ˈrɛk wə zɪtreq·ui·site

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessaryadjective

   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"

2. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. requisitenoun

   An indispensable item; a requirement.

2. requisiteadjective

   Essential, required, indispensable.

3. Etymology: From requisitus, perfect passive participle of requiro, from which English require.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. REQUISITEadjective

   Necessary; needful; required by the nature of things.

   Etymology: requisitus, Lat.

   When God new modelled the world by the introduction of a new religion, and that in the room of one set up by himself, it was requisite, that he should recommend it to the reasons of men with the same authority and evidence that enforced the former. Robert South, Sermons.

   Cold calleth the spirits to succour, and therefore they cannot so well close and go together in the head, which is ever requisite to sleep. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Prepare your soul with all those necessary graces, that are more immediately requisite to this performance. William Wake.

2. Requisitenoun

   Any thing necessary.

   Res non parta labore, sed relicta, was thought by a poet to be one of the requisites to a happy life. Dryden.

   For want of these requisites, most of our ingenious young men take up some cried up English poet, adore him, and imitate him, without knowing wherein he is defective. Dryden.

   This God on his part has declared for the requisites on ours, what we must do to obtain these blessings, is the great business of us all to know. William Wake.

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1. requisite

   Requisite refers to something that is necessary or indispensable for a particular purpose, task, or situation. It can be an object, a condition, a quality, or a certain level of skill or knowledge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Requisitenoun

   that which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable

2. Requisiteadjective

   required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Requisite

   rek′wi-zit, adj. required: needful: indispensable.—n. that which is required: anything necessary or indispensable.—adv. Req′uisitely.—ns. Req′uisiteness, state of being requisite; Requisi′tion, the act of requiring: an application—for a public meeting, for a person to become a candidate for Parliament, &c.: a demand, as for necessaries for a military force: a written request or invitation.—v.t. to make a requisition or demand upon, to seize.—n. Requisi′tionist, one who makes a requisition.—adj. Requis′itive.—n. Requis′itor.—adj. Requis′itory.—n. Requis′itum, that which a problem asks for.

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How to pronounce requisite?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Indian

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   Neerja

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How to say requisite in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of requisite in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of requisite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of requisite in a Sentence

1. Cory Booker:

   Sen. Sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all of our citizens.

2. Ambassador Haim Koren:

   We are happy to move into a fixed position after a period of quite some difficulty and unacceptable conditions, i can go to all kinds of places and meet people as usual - with the requisite preparations, of course.

3. Lytton Strachey, Eminent Victorians (1918):

   The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.

4. Dr. Dale E. Turner:

   The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. Recognizing our limitations and imperfections is the first requisite of progress. Those who believe they have arrived believe they have nowhere to go. Some not only have closed their minds to new truth, but they sit on the lid.

5. Alberto Gonzales:

   People need to just hold their horses. They need to understand and be reminded of the fact that this was done with standard practices, a federal judge was involved, Justice Department made the requisite showing, they got a search warrant, they collected the information.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=requisite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Requisite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=requisite
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requisite
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=requisite
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=requisite