Contain and Require

Contain

Contain verb - To have within.

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Require and contain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Require" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

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Contain and require are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Require".

energy	contain energy	require energy
power	contain power	require power
people	contain people	require people
kind	contain kind	require kind
Other words: knowledge, amount, sort, number, item, characters, bit, items, lots, amounts, monsters.

Batteries with lithium-based chemistries contain volatile compounds that react violently with plain old air and require some pretty serious precautions in the design to prevent such a disaster.

Source: Perilous Power Source
The Eye of the Beholder games and the first Lands of Lore game contain tiles that spin you around when you stand on them and require compass watching.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Role-Playing Games
A six-card hand (counting Final Destiny itself) in a well-built Deck would probably contain two or three options to take out your opponent's field anyway, and those options wouldn't require you to cripple yourself.

Source: Useless Useful Spell

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