requisite

adjective

req·​ui·​site ˈre-kwə-zət How to pronounce requisite (audio)
: needed for a particular purpose : essential, necessary
has the requisite skills/knowledge/experience for the job
… the bill was ultimately pulled after it became clear it would not get the requisite number of votes needed to pass the House …Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Classic Korean dishes, such as braised short ribs and meat dumplings, would be set out alongside the requisite [Thanksgiving] turkey and mashed potatoes.Martha Fay
Politics, to one degree or another, are a requisite part of committee work …Angela D. Thompsell
requisite noun
plural requisites
For my part, I have never seen why a Ph.D. should be a requisite for college-level teaching. Andrew Hacker
requisiteness noun
… the moral optimality of their conduct does not eliminate the wrongness of what they have done or the requisiteness of legal sanctions in response. Matthew H. Kramer

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Acquiring an understanding of where requisite comes from won't require a formal inquiry. Without question, the quest begins with the Latin verb quaerere, which means "to ask" or "to seek." That word is ancestor to a number of English words, including acquire, require, inquiry, question, quest, and, of course, requisite. From quaerere came requirere, meaning "to ask again." Repeated requests can express a need, and the past participle of the Latin word requirere, which is requisitus, came to mean "needed" or "necessary." English acquired requisite when it was adopted into Middle English back in the 1400s.

Examples of requisite in a Sentence

this new CD is the requisite album of the year for classical music lovers
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One of the key innovations of Team 1.0 was to sideline the pursuit of a two-state solution with Palestinians as a requisite part of any regional peace effort. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024 The festive show has been bringing the glittering lights and colors of the holiday season to Savannah for 22 years, and show goers are always delighted by the songs, Santa, and, of course, the requisite dancing reindeer. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 Their security guards arrive on-site, fully equipped and carrying the requisite OSHA certificates required for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Fire Watch Plans, and Supervision. Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 There are requisite sides like mac ‘n’ cheese and crispy green beans and, for dessert, Cake-Shakes that blend cake and scooped ice cream. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for requisite 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of requisite was in the 15th century

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“Requisite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requisite. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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requisite

adjective
req·​ui·​site ˈrek-wə-zət How to pronounce requisite (audio)
: needed for reaching a goal or achieving a purpose
requisite noun
requisiteness noun

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