to requisition
12
7.5
- verb
- /ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/
- Formal
:
requisar
- General Lee's orders required any requisitioned goods to be paid for with Confederate money.
And these activists descended on these villages like locusts, and their job was to requisition as much food as possible.
- And these activists descended on these villages like locusts, and their job was to requisition as much food as possible.
Examples
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"I don't have the authority to requisition that kind of materiel.
Fiction book (1999) -
Regardless, in Milan his army can finally rest and requisition much needed supplies.
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Looks like we'll have to requisition a new vehicle.
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One would need to requisition a thousand pieces of information merely to make a beginning.
Blog text (27) -
That is why I'm going to requisition your car.
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Dr Reinhardt told you to requisition the parts for us.
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- Requisition all the foodstuffs you need.
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I have a guy in Newhouse's office who helps me requisition equipment.
Fiction book (1999) -
We are requisitioning all available bicycles.
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The commander decided to requisition additional supplies for the troops.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To ask for something politely or formally
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
4
4.1
An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization
- Archaic
A secret request or action done at night without official permission
How Forceful
- Formal
156
4.6
34
8.5
- Formal
12
7.5
943
2.7
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb requisition comes from re- 'again' and quest 'ask', like request. So to requisition is to make an official request and, if you have the power, to take something for use.