• v.
    ⦿require as useful, just, or proper
    lexical concept
  • It takes nerve to do what she did
  • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
  • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  • This job asks a lot of patience and skill
  • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
  • success usually requires hard work

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:necessitate
  2. enl:postulate
  3. enl:require
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wn:interlingual indexili:i34813

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • necessitate
  • askcall fordemandinvolvenecessitateneedpostulaterequiretake