Know and Require

Know

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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

Nearby Words: knowing, known

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

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

person	know person	require person
character	know character	require character
strength	know strength	require strength
kind	know kind	require kind
Other words: someone, number, deal, time, characters, bit, magic.

In a later, similar situation, you can't counter several normally counterable attacks, because doing so would require, y'know, ARMS.

Source: Sliding Scale of Gameplay and Story Integration aka: Gameplay And Story Integration
While they don't require it to exist, or even require outright worship, the more people know about them, the more of their power they can exert on the mortal plane.

Source: Redemption Promotion
It features several boss rushes, your abilities are tied to your Dream Eaters (so your more useful abilities like Second Chance, Once More, and Leaf Bracer require a bit of know-how to get), and normal enemies can kill you very quickly if you're not careful.

Source: Surprise Difficulty

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