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require

Definition for require

verb as in need, want

Strongest match

lack

Strong matches

crave, desire, miss, wish

Weak matches

depend upon, feel necessity for, have need, hurting for, stand in need

verb as in ask, demand; necessitate

Strongest matches

call for, cause, compel, demand, expect, instruct, involve, obligate, oblige, order, request, take

Strong matches

beg, beseech, bid, challenge, claim, command, constrain, crave, direct, enjoin, entail, exact, postulate, requisition, solicit

Weak matches

assert oneself, call upon, insist upon, look for, push for

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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