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View usage for: (rekwɪzɪʃən) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense requisitions, present participle requisitioning, past tense, past participle requisitioned1. verbIf people in authority requisition a vehicle, building, or food, they formally demand it and take it for official use. [formal] Authorities requisitioned hotel rooms to lodge more than 3,000 stranded vacationers. [VERB noun] 2. countable nounA requisition is a written document which allows a person or organization to obtain goods. ...a requisition for a replacement photocopier. [+ for] Synonyms: demand, request, call, order More Synonyms of requisition More Synonyms of requisition requisition in British English (ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən) noun1. a request or demand, esp an authoritative or formal one 2. an official form on which such a demand is made 3. the act of taking something over, esp temporarily for military or public use in time of emergency 4. a necessary or essential condition; requisite 5. a formal request by one government to another for the surrender of a fugitive from justice verb (transitive)6. to demand and take for use or service, esp by military or public authority 7. (may take an infinitive) to require (someone) formally to do (something) to requisition a soldier to drive a staff officer's car Derived forms requisitionary (ˌrequiˈsitionary) adjective requisition in American English (ˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃən) noun1. a requiring, as by right or authority; formal demand 2. a formal written order, request, or application, as for equipment, tools, etc. 3. the state of being demanded for service or use 4. Rare a requirement; indispensable condition 5. Law a demand by one government upon another for the surrender of a fugitive criminal verb transitive6. to demand or take, as by authority to requisition food for troops 7. Rare to demand from; make demands on to requisition a town for food 8. to submit a written order or request for (equipment, etc.) Word origin L requisitio < requisitus, pp. of requirere: see require Examples of 'requisition' in a sentencerequisition Definition to demand and take for use, esp. for military or public use The vessel was requisitioned by the navy. Definition to demand and take for use, esp. for military or public use the task of requisitioning men and supplies Synonyms call for apply for put in for Definition a formal written demand a requisition for a replacement typewriter Definition the act of taking something over, esp. for military or public use They are against the requisition of common land. Additional synonymsDefinition a formal request, for example for a job His application for membership was rejected. Synonyms request, claim, demand, appeal, suit, inquiry, plea, petition, requisition, solicitation Definition to take for one's own use without permission Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea. Synonyms seize, take, claim, assume, take over, acquire, confiscate, annex, usurp, impound, pre-empt, commandeer, take possession of, expropriate (formal), arrogatefraud and illegal appropriation of land Synonyms seizure, taking, takeover, assumption, annexation, confiscation, commandeering, expropriation (formal), pre-emption, usurpation, impoundment, arrogationNearby words ofrequisition - required
- requirement
- requisite
- requisition
- requital
- requite
- rescind
Additional synonymsDefinition a summons or invitation There was a call by the trade unions for members to stay home for the duration of the strike. Synonyms request, order, demand, appeal, notice, command, announcement, invitation, plea, summons, supplication (formal) Definition to take as if by right The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital. Synonyms seize, appropriate, hijack, confiscate, requisition, sequester, expropriate (formal), sequestrate Definition to seize (property) by authority They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material. Synonyms seize, appropriate, impound, commandeer, sequester, expropriate (formal), sequestrate Anyone convicted of drug trafficking would be liable to confiscation of assets and imprisonment. Synonyms seizure, appropriation, impounding, forfeiture, expropriation (formal), sequestration, takeoverDefinition the act of occupying or the state of being occupied The site dates back to the Roman occupation of Britain. Synonyms invasion, seizure, conquest, incursion, subjugation, foreign rule Definition to move in and take control of (a country or other place) Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918. Synonyms invade, take over, capture, seize, conquer, keep, hold, garrison, overrun, annex, take possession of, colonize, cybersquat Definition to request (something) to be supplied in return for payment I often order goods over the Internet these days. Synonyms request, ask (for), book, demand, seek, call for, reserve, engage, apply for, contract for, solicit, requisition, put in for, send away for Definition an instruction to supply something in return for payment The company say they can't supply our order. Synonyms request, booking, demand, commission, application, reservation, requisitionDefinition to ask for or politely demand I requested a copy of the form. Synonyms ask for, apply for, appeal for, put in for, demand, desire (formal), pray for, beg for, requisition, beseechDefinition the act or an instance of asking for something They agreed to his request for help. Synonyms appeal, call, demand, plea, desire, application, prayer, petition, requisition, solicitation, entreaty, supplication (formal), suitAdditional synonymsDefinition to take legal possession of Police were reported to have seized all copies of the newspaper. Synonyms confiscate, appropriate, commandeer, impound, take possession of, requisition, sequester, expropriate (formal), sequestrate Definition the act of seizing one of the biggest seizures of heroin ever Synonyms confiscation, taking away, appropriation, commandeering, sequestration Definition Everything he owned was sequestered. Synonyms take, seize, confiscate, appropriate, impound, commandeer, take possession of, expropriate (formal), arrogate, sequestrate Definition a call or an order to attend a specified place at a specified time a summons to the palace Synonyms order, call, command, request, instruction, invitation, directive, edict, dictumEarl had taken possession of the gun. Synonyms seize, take, appropriate, get hold of, confiscate, impound, commandeer, requisition, sequester, expropriate (formal), help yourself to, sequestrate |