## Meanings
1. A formal, official request for supplies or services.
2. To officially demand and take something for use, especially by a government or army.

## Examples
- You'll need to submit a requisition before the office can order new equipment.
- The army requisitioned several farms for use as training grounds.

## Derived Forms
- derequisition
- nonrequisition
- requisitionary
- requisitionist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: requisicion
- Root: requisitio

## Etymology
From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Requisition is from Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisit(e) + -ion. In present-day use, it can mean a formal, official request for supplies or services, or to officially demand and take something for use, especially by a government or army. Derived formations include derequisition, nonrequisition, requisitionary, and requisitionist.

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- Law & Government
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