requisite
adjective
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Acquiring an understanding of where requisite comes from won't require a formal inquiry. Without question, the quest begins with the Latin verb quaerere, which means "to ask" or "to seek." That word is ancestor to a number of English words, including acquire, require, inquiry, question, quest, and, of course, requisite. From quaerere came requirere, meaning "to ask again." Repeated requests can express a need, and the past participle of the Latin word requirere, which is requisitus, came to mean "needed" or "necessary." English acquired requisite when it was adopted into Middle English back in the 1400s.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Sarah’s arc is one of requisite change through radical self-acceptance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Since the automatic renewal process resumed in 2023, the renewal rate for CalOptima members has steadily fallen as some struggled to produce the requisite paperwork, Hunn said.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
What a win means An SDSU victory would give the Aztecs the requisite six wins necessary for bowl eligibility.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Requisite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requisite. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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