requisite

English

Etymology

From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“I require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /rɪˈkwɪzɪt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/

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Adjective

requisite (comparative more requisite, superlative most requisite)

1. essential, required, indispensable

Synonyms

• necessary
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Related terms

• requisition

Translations

• Dutch: vereist (nl), noodzakelijk (nl), onmisbaar (nl)

Noun

requisite (plural requisites)

1. An indispensable item; a requirement
   • 1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism^[1]:

     But this something, what is it, unless the happiness of others, or some of the requisites of happiness?

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Italian

Verb

requisite

1. second-person plural present tense of requisire
2. second-person plural imperative of requisire

Adjective

requisite f. pl.

1. feminine plural form of requisito

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Latin

Participle

requīsīte

1. vocative masculine singular of requīsītus