Meaning

verb request urgently and forcefully

verb require as useful, just, or proper

verb claim as due or just

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Latin mandō Latin dēmandō Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand English -ing English demanding From demand + -ing.

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