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requisite

requisite

3 6.8
Something needed for a particular activity or purpose
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
translation icon : requisito
  • I do not have the requisite experience.
  • necessary requisites
  • requisites of action
  • basic requisite

Examples

  • In a sense, each lower stage is a requisite for the next succeeding level.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The business community saw political cooperation with the powers as a requisite for expanding trade.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Those are the two requisite components of a tunnel.

  • And acceptance of life is surely the first requisite for living it.

  • The former underscores the value of free activity as a requisite for learning.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Some special education teacher educators identified student progress as a key requisite for being highly qualified.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Democratic control, in fact, is one of the requisites for NATO membership.

    Academic text (1999)
  • They don't have the requisite experience.

  • The main requisite for a computer-assisted visualization system is a high-quality image.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The project requires several requisites to be completed on time.

Synonyms

condition
vsrequisite
  • Formal
878 3.2

A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted

is the necessary element for a purpose rather than a formal clause
requirement
vsrequisite
687 2.0

Something you need for a particular purpose or situation

is the necessary item specifically aimed at achieving that purpose
necessity
vsrequisite
274 2.0

A thing you need to live, like food or water

is a specific necessary thing used to achieve a particular purpose
essential
vsrequisite
50 2.4

Things you need for a purpose, like food or water

is needed specifically to achieve a particular purpose
prerequisite
vsrequisite
36 6.9

Something you must have or do before you can start something else

is needed to achieve the purpose but not always required beforehand
must
vsrequisite
6 1.0

Something you need and cannot do without

is needed specifically to achieve a particular purpose
essential ingredient
vsrequisite
4 3.0

A thing you need for a recipe, process, or result to work

is necessary for achieving a particular purpose beyond just recipes
basic requirement
vsrequisite
4 1.8

A necessary thing you must have or meet to be allowed to do something

is needed for a purpose even if it exceeds the minimum standard
crucial ingredient
vsrequisite
1 3.5

An important thing needed for something to work or succeed

is required for the purpose even if not always the decisive factor
essential condition
vsrequisite
1 3.5

Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen

is the needed element for achieving a particular purpose

Antonyms

1 5.6

A thing that is not needed

How Necessary

requisite
3 6.8
necessity
274 2.0
prerequisite
1 6.6
requirement
687 2.0
desirable
121 3.2

Surface Forms

requisite singular
requisites plural

Morphology

requisite = require (semi-transparent) = require + ite

The noun sense ('a thing that is necessary') is closely related to 'require' but arises via the same Latin-derived formation; the derivation is not a straightforward modern productive suffixation.

Etymology

Requisite as a noun also comes from Latin re- 'again' and quaerere 'to seek', like in request or quest. A requisite is something people 'look for' because it is 'needed' to do or succeed at something.