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to derequisition

to derequisition

9.9
To give back property or supplies taken by the government
  • verb
  • /ˌdɛrəˈkwɪzɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : de-requisar
  • After the war, the government decided to derequisition several buildings that had been used as military barracks.

Examples

  • The council voted to derequisition the farmland, returning it to its original owners.

  • They derequisitioned the equipment after the project ended.

  • Once the emergency ended, authorities began to derequisition supplies back to private individuals.

  • The government will derequisition the land next month.

  • After the war, the government decided to derequisition several buildings that had been used as military barracks.

  • Once the emergency ended, authorities began to derequisition supplies back to private individuals.

  • The council voted to derequisition the farmland, returning it to its original owners.

Synonyms

to liberate
vsto derequisition
104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

returns specific resources taken by officials to private control rather than ending oppression
to release
vsto derequisition
  • Formal
69 2.6

To give up a right, claim, or ownership of something

returns items taken by officials to private control rather than general surrender
to decontrol
vsto derequisition
  • Formal
7.6

To remove official rules or limits set by a government

returns previously taken property or resources to private control

Antonyms

to requisition
  • Formal
12 7.5

To officially take something for use, often by the government or army

How Controlled

to seize
  • Formal
156 4.6
to requisition
  • Formal
12 7.5
to restore
313 3.4
to return
∞ 1.0
to derequisition
  • Formal
9.9
to release
  • Formal
69 2.6

Surface Forms

derequisition infinitive
derequisitioned past
derequisitioned past participle
derequisitioning present participle
derequisitions third person singular

Morphology

derequisition = requisition (transparent) = de + requisition

The meaning is a straightforward reversal of 'requisition': to remove something from requisition or official control.

Etymology

Derequisition is made from de- meaning 'remove' and requisition meaning an official 'demand' or taking of property, and a requisition is like a strong 'request' by the government. So to derequisition something is to remove that official claim and give the property back or free it from government control.