Order and Require

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Order

Order verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.

Usage example: the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet

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Require is a synonym for order in command topic. In some cases you can use "Require" instead a verb "Order", when it comes to topics like wish, matter, instruct.

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

Require

Require verb - Make someone do something.

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Order is a synonym for require in demand topic. You can use "Order" instead a verb "Require", if it concerns topics such as ask, wish, matter, direct.

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people	order people	require people
someone	order someone	require someone
crew	order crew	require crew
team	order team	require team
Other words: death, item, characters, food, items.

Both words in one sentence

For all their astral power, the Reptilians require dolls like the alien Greys or hybrid human hosts in order to interact with the material plane.

Source: Creator / David Icke
Some of the powers require a certain "colour" of mana (like the Magic: The Gathering example) while others require the energy cards to be discarded in order to activate.

Source: Mana
Servants can consume human souls in order to replenish their prana, though most traditional Spirits will find the action to be beneath their dignity and may require a Command Seal in order to do so.

Source: Visual Novel / Fate/stay night

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