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requisitioning

requisitioning is the present participle and gerund of requisition.

Meaning of requisition

Verb

requisition (third-person singular simple present requisitions, present participle requisitioning, simple past and past participle requisitioned)

  1. (transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.
    • The 1,000-year-old village was requisitioned in the 1960s, first in a reforestation plan and then as an army training ground. The Castilla-La Mancha regional government accuses Fraguas Revive of illegally occupying the site, which lies within a natural park.2023 February 27, Stephen Burgen, “Spanish activists end attempt to revive abandoned village after 10 years”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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Phrases with requisitioning

Questions about requisitioning

What is requisitioning the present participle and gerund of?
Requisitioning is the present participle and gerund of requisition.

Words near requisitioning in the dictionary

  1. requisitionable
  2. requisitionary
  3. requisitioned
  4. requisitioner
  5. requisitioners
  6. requisitioning
  7. requisitionist
  8. requisitionists
  9. requisitions
  10. requisitive
  11. requisitives

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