REQUIRE

(verb) make someone do something
synonyms : command
(verb) consider obligatory; request and expect
"We require our secretary to be on time", "Aren't we asking too much of these children?", "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
synonyms : ask , expect
(verb) have need of
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
synonyms : need , want
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did", "success usually requires hard work", "This job asks a lot of patience and skill", "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice", "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert", "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
synonyms : ask , call for , demand , involve , necessitate , need , postulate , take

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