requisite

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/ UK /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
required or necessary; a thing that is essential

He lacked the requisite experience for the post.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · required or necessary; a... necessary essential required indispensable needful obligatory

Opposites

unnecessary optional dispensable superfluous

Word family

Derived forms requisitely

Related forms require requisition exquisite

Etymology

From Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere ('to seek again, demand'), from re- ('again') + quaerere ('to seek, ask').

requisitus Latin requirere Latin quaerere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# requisite

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/

## Meanings
1. required or necessary; a thing that is essential

## Examples
- He lacked the requisite experience for the post.

## Synonyms
- necessary
- essential
- required
- indispensable
- needful
- obligatory

## Antonyms
- unnecessary
- optional
- dispensable
- superfluous

## Derived Forms
- requisitely

## Related Forms
- require
- requisition
- exquisite

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: requisitus
- Root: requirere
- Root: quaerere

## Etymology
From Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere ('to seek again, demand'), from re- ('again') + quaerere ('to seek, ask').

## AI Etymology
Requisite is from Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere ('to seek again, demand'), from re- ('again') + quaerere ('to seek, ask'). In present-day use, it means required or necessary; a thing that is essential. Derived formations include requisitely. Related vocabulary includes require, requisition, and exquisite.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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