derequisition

[dee-rek-wuh-zish-uhn]

de·req·ui·si·tion

[dee-rek-wuh-zish-uhn] British
noun
1.
a freeing of requisitioned property, especially from military to civilian control.
verb (used without object)
2.
to free requisitioned property.

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Derequisition has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
verb (used with object)
3.
to return (something that has been requisitioned by the military) to civilian control.

Origin:
1940–45; de- + requisition
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derequisition (diːˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən)
 
vb
(tr) to release from military to civilian use

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