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request

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  1. ask                   
 
1. re.quest \ri-'kwest\ n [ME requeste, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL requaesta, 
   fr. fem. of re]quaestus, pp. of requaerere to require 1: the act or an 
   instance of asking for something  2: a thing asked for  3: the condition or 
   fact of being requested  4: the state of being sought after : DEMAND 
2. request vt 1: to make a request to or of  2: to ask as a favor or 
   privilege  obs  3: to ask to come or go to something or someplace  4: to 
   ask for  - re.quest.er n