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exigir.

to require, need

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/e.ziˈʒi(ʁ)/Brazil[e.ziˈʒi(h)]Brazil/e.ziˈʒi(ʁ)/Brazil[e.ziˈʒi(h)]Brazil

  1. to require, need

  2. to ask, demand

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin exigerebor. Portuguese exigir Borrowed from Latin exigere.

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