Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun requisition

3 senses of requisition

Sense 1
requisition -- (the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use)
       => demand -- (an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing")

Sense 2
requisition, requisition form -- (an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition")
       => form -- (a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form")

Sense 3
sequestration, requisition -- (seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized)
       => appropriation -- (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest")

Antonyms of verb requisition

1 of 2 senses of requisition

Sense 2
requisition -- (demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service)
       Antonym of derequisition (Sense 1)
      => derequisition -- (release from government control)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb requisition

2 senses of requisition

Sense 1
requisition -- (make a formal request for official services)
       => command, require -- (make someone do something)

Sense 2
requisition -- (demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service)
       => claim, lay claim, arrogate -- (demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident")

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