req ‧ ui ‧ si ‧ tion /ˌrekwəˈzɪʃ ə n, ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: requisitio , from Latin requirere ; ⇨ ↑ require ]
if someone in authority, especially the army, requisitions a building, vehicle, or food, they officially demand to have it during an ↑ emergency such as a war SYN commandeer :
The building was requisitioned as a military hospital for the duration of the war.
—requisition noun [uncountable and countable]