Re-quire', v. t.
[imp. & p. p. REQUIRED; p. pr. & vb. n. REQUIRING.] [O. Eng. requere, O. Fr. requierre, requierre, requirre, require, N. Fr. requérir, Pr. requerer, requerir, requerre, Sp. requerir, Pg. requerer, It. richere(re), richiedere, richiedere, Lat. requirere, from re, again, back, and quærere, to seek. Cf. REQUEST and QUERY.]
Sense 1. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact.
Shall I say to Cesar what you require? Shak.
Sense 2. To ask as a favor; to request. [Rare.]
I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way. Ezra viii. 22.
Sense 3. To make necessary; to need; to demand; to claim as indispensable.
To him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, and gave no more. Goldsmith.
Synonyms—To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand; need.