Demand defined
1. to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
2. to ask for peremptorily or urgently: He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in.
3. to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary: This task demands patience. Justice demands objectivity.
4.
Law .
a. to lay formal legal claim to.
b. to summon, as to court.
to entrust
to commission
to order
Origin:
1250–1300; ME demaunden < AF demaunder < ML de-manda-re to demand, L to entrust, equiv. to de-- de- + manda-re to commission, order; see mandate
—Related forms
de·mand·a·ble, adjective
de·mand·er, noun
coun·ter·de·mand, noun
o·ver·de·mand, verb, noun
pre·de·mand, verb (used with object)
su·per·de·mand, noun
un·de·mand·ed, adjective
—Synonyms
Demand = claim = require
3. exact. imply making an authoritative request.
To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation.
To claim is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due.
To require is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel: The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.
to ask for with proper authority
