different between compulsory vs requisite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?m-p?l's?-r? IPA^(key): /k?m?p?ls?ri/

Adjective

compulsory (comparative more compulsory, superlative most compulsory)

1. Required; obligatory; mandatory.
   • 1827, A. D. Jr., Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, A. and C. Black, page 212:

     They are entirely private concerns, established by individual teachers, and attendance upon them is no more compulsory than attendance on our dispensaries.
2. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

Synonyms

• mandatory

Antonyms

• (required): optional

Translations

Noun

compulsory (plural compulsories)

1. Something that is compulsory or required.

English

Etymology

From Latin requ?s?tus, perfect passive participle of requ?r? (“I require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???kw?z?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???kw?z?t/

Adjective

requisite (comparative more requisite, superlative most requisite)

1. Essential, indispensable, required.

   Synonyms: necessary; see also Thesaurus:requisite

Related terms

• requisition

Translations

Noun

requisite (plural requisites)

1. An indispensable item; a requirement.

Hyponyms

• prerequisite

Translations

Italian

Verb

requisite

1. inflection of requisire:
   1. second-person plural present
   2. second-person plural imperative

Adjective

requisite

1. feminine plural of requisito

Latin

Participle

requ?s?te

1. vocative masculine singular of requ?s?tus

Portuguese

Verb

requisite

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of requisitar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of requisitar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of requisitar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of requisitar