Requisite
['rekwɪzɪt] or ['rɛkwəzɪt]
Definition
(n.) That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable.
(a.) Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable.
Checker: Phyllis
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Needful, needed, necessary, essential, indispensable.
Editor: Vince
Definition
adj. required: needful: indispensable.—n. that which is required: anything necessary or indispensable.—adv. Req′uisitely.—ns. Req′uisiteness state of being requisite; Requisi′tion the act of requiring: an application—for a public meeting for a person to become a candidate for Parliament &c.: a demand as for necessaries for a military force: a written request or invitation.—v.t. to make a requisition or demand upon to seize.—n. Requisi′tionist one who makes a requisition.—adj. Requis′itive.—n. Requis′itor.—adj. Requis′itory.—n. Requis′itum that which a problem asks for.
Editor: Milton
Examples
- But it will be still more difficult to fulfil the second condition, requisite to justify this system. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- To obey the civil magistrate is requisite to preserve order and concord in society. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Very requisite, no doubt, returned Mr. Kenge. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Habit is hereditary with plants, as in the period of flowering, in the time of sleep, in the amount of rain requisite for seeds to germinate, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- To have served an apprenticeship in the town, under a master properly qualified, is commonly the necessary requisite for obtaining this freedom. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The quantity of coals requisite for the production of the gas manufactured annually in London is upwards of 600,000 tons. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- As wine differs very much in its constitution the requisite quantity of salicylic acid must be found out by practice in each particular case. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Now let us consider what effect these can possibly have upon the mind, and by what means they become so requisite to the production of the passions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- No more is requisite to induce any one of them to perform an act of justice, who has the first opportunity. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The thought has no longer the vibration, requisite to set it perfectly at ease, and indulge its inclination to change. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- He was the one deputed to see and arrange with the police--to lead in all the requisite steps. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Modern countries especially are waking up to the necessity of good roads, not only as a necessary means of transportation, but as a pre-requisite to decent civilisation in all respects. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Not that it's requisite, I am sure, said the young gentleman civilly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is adapted to carry 6,000 tons burthen, in addition to the engines and requisite quantity of fuel, and to accommodate 2,000 passengers. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I did not like to touch that small, tortured limb, but thinking there was no alternativemy hand was already extended to do what was requisite. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There are three requisites to be secured in order to keep the ice successfully: 1st. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If these requisites are observed the result will be entirely satisfactory. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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