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unrequire

unrequire verb: to cancel the requirement for; to make something that is required into something that is not required.

Verb

unrequire (third-person singular simple present unrequires, present participle unrequiring, simple past and past participle unrequired)

  1. (transitive) To cancel the requirement for; to make something that is required into something that is not required.
    • […] today Colt's supremacy has been unrequiring the use of optical instruments.1922, Ordnance - Volumes 3-4, page 272
    • Being Auxorean, I unrequire artificial aids, but for you a booster.1966, Galaxy Science Fiction - Volume 25, page 94

Forms of unrequire

third-person singular presentunrequires
present participleunrequiring
past participleunrequired
pastunrequired

Origin of unrequire

From un- + require.

Questions about unrequire

What does unrequire mean?
Unrequire means to cancel the requirement for; to make something that is required into something that is not required.
What part of speech is unrequire?
Unrequire is a verb.
What is the past tense of unrequire?
The past tense of unrequire is unrequired.

Words near unrequire in the dictionary

  1. unrepulsive
  2. unreputable
  3. unreputed
  4. unrequalified
  5. unrequested
  6. unrequire
  7. unrequired
  8. unrequires
  9. unrequiring
  10. unrequisite
  11. unrequisitioned

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