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verb

Require v. t. (past & past part. required; pres. part. requiring)

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property. "Shall I say to Caesar What you require of him?" "By nature did what was by law required."

To demand or exact as indispensable; to need. "Just gave what life required, and gave no more." "The two last (biographies) require to be particularly noticed."

To ask as a favor; to request. "I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way."

Synonyms: To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand; need.

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... Diana's Grove first, not only because it was nearer, but also because it was the place where most description was required, and Adam felt that he could tell his story best on the spot. The absolute destruction of the place and everything in it seen in the broad daylight was almost inconceivable. To Sir Nathaniel, it was as a story of horror full and complete. But to Adam it was, ...

— The Lair of the White Worm • Bram Stoker

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