requerir
/rekeˈɾiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to require, need
📋 requerir = re + querer (to want): wanting it so much it is required
From Latin requirere: re- (again) + quaerere (to seek), the same root as English require, request and query. Spanish querer (to want) is its sibling, so requerir is to seek or want something insistently.