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To ask or insist upon; to order or command; to demand as necessary or essential (verb)
Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “To ask or insist upon; to order or command; to demand as necessary or essential (verb)”? The solution is REQUIRE, a 7-letter word built on the root QUIR (“ask, seek”). It appeared in the August 27, 2026 (Thursday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.
Answer
REQUIRE
**QUIR*QUIRmeans “ask, seek”
In a sentence
Next year Ben's school will REQUIRE students to complete four years of a foreign language.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To ask or insist upon; to order or command; to demand as necessary or essential (verb)” has the answer REQUIRE (7 letters), built on the root QUIR, which means “ask, seek”. Browse the full August 27, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.