Require — Defs

01 v. t. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.

imp. & p. p. Required; p. pr. & vb. n. Requiring

1.
To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.
“Shall I say to Caesar What you require of him?” — Shak.

“By nature did what was by law required.” — Dryden.
2.
To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.
“Just gave what life required, and gave no more.” — Goldsmith.

“The two last [biographies] require to be particularly noticed.” — J. A. Symonds.
3.
To ask as a favor; to request.
“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.

Syn. To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order; demand; need.