unrequire

verb

unrequire

verb

Etymology From un- + require.

1

To cancel the requirement for; to make something that is required into something that is not required.

  • […] today Colt's supremacy has been unrequiring the use of optical instruments.1922, Ordnance - Volumes 3-4, page 272:
  • Being Auxorean, I unrequire artificial aids, but for you a booster.1966, Galaxy Science Fiction - Volume 25, page 94:
2 more examples
  • To start with, as someone who believes that Shakespeare's work does have inherent greatness and wants others to experience and enjoy those works, I would celebrate any decision to unrequire Shakespeare.2007, Ralph Alan Cohen, ShakesFear and how to Cure it: A Handbook for Teaching Shakespeare, →ISBN:
  • This tool is available in the Unhide All flyout and is used to unrequire all the objects that were made required.2013, Up and Running with Autodesk Navisworks 2014, →ISBN, page i:

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