derequisition

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verb

To return or release (something previously requisitioned).

Opposite
requisition
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Meanings

verbderequisition (third-person singular simple present derequisitions, present participle derequisitioning, simple past and past participle derequisitioned)

present singular third person derequisitions · participle present derequisitioning · participle past derequisitioned · past derequisitioned

  1. transitiveTo return or release (something previously requisitioned).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbrelease from government control

Opposite
requisition
Broader
releaserelinquishresign

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + requisition.

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Cite this entry
APA

derequisition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derequisition

MLA

“derequisition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derequisition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derequisition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derequisition.

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