require

Words with a similar base: require

'require'

[necessitate.v.01] as in: require as useful, just, or proper

Examples:
It takes nerve to do what she did
success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent

'require'

[ask.v.04] as in: consider obligatory; request and expect

Examples:
We require our secretary to be on time
Aren't we asking too much of these children?
I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons

'require'

[command.v.02] as in: make someone do something

'require'

[want.v.02] as in: have need of

Examples:
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner

Origins

					require (English)
└── requerre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    ├── querre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │   ├── quaerere (Latin)
    │   └── quaero (Latin)
    └── re- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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