Requisitioned

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To officially seize or take possession of resources for specified needs
2. To officially demand or claim something, especially property or materials, for a particular purpose
3. The act of requesting or taking possession of assets or supplies under authority for specific needs

Etymology: Before it meant seizing property, "requisition" was simply a polite demand. It comes from Latin "requirere," meaning "to seek again" or "to ask for," built from "re-" and "quaerere," "to seek." That same root gave English "require" and "requisite," so the family shares the idea of looking for something one needs. The sense of taking goods under authority grew out of that formal demanding. A requisition was a written request or order, and in military use it came to mean an official demand that civilians or local suppliers hand over food, horses, or materials for troops. The verb "requisitioned" is the past tense and past participle of "requisition," so it describes goods that were formally demanded and taken for a specific need.

Synonyms: requested, demanded, called for, ordered, claimed

Antonyms: volunteered, offered, released, returned, abandoned