Meaning & use
Requisitioning
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Formally demanding or taking possession of goods, supplies, or property, especially for official or military use.
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The army was requisitioning vehicles from local farms during the emergency.
The department is requisitioning new laptops for the incoming staff.
A note on using this word
Widely used in military history to describe the forced acquisition of civilian goods and property during wartime.
Words with a similar meaning
commandeeringappropriating
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Words with an opposite meaning
relinquishing
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