necessitate

[ nuh-ses-i-teyt ]

/ nəˈsɛs ɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used with object), ne·ces·si·tat·ed, ne·ces·si·tat·ing.

to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.

to compel, oblige, or force: The new wage demand will necessitate a price increase.

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Origin of necessitate

1620–30; <Medieval Latin necessitātus, past participle of necessitāre to compel, constrain. See necessity, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM necessitate

ne·ces·si·ta·tion, nounne·ces·si·ta·tive, adjectivepre·ne·ces·si·tate, verb (used with object), pre·ne·ces·si·tat·ed, pre·ne·ces·si·tat·ing.un·ne·ces·si·tat·ed, adjective

un·ne·ces·si·tat·ing, adjective

Words nearby necessitate

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How to use necessitate in a sentence

That, he says, necessitates the development of a more approachable style of leadership across the company at this time when so many lives are more complicated and more stressful than ever.
HP’s CEO on how the pandemic is accelerating change in technology and business|McKenna Moore|October 13, 2020|Fortune
Keeping warming below 2˚ C could necessitate sucking out 10 billion tons a year by 2050 and 20 billion annually by 2100, a study by the National Academies found.
Asbestos could be a powerful weapon against climate change (you read that right)|James Temple|October 6, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Though those reports have been muddied, we do know that the President’s oxygen saturation levels dropped below 94% on two occasions, necessitating supplemental oxygen.
Why was the leader of the free world given an experimental therapy?|jakemeth|October 5, 2020|Fortune
It will also likely necessitate the creation or appointment of a state agency singularly dedicated to fuel treatment, Wara says.
Suppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead.|James Temple|September 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review

This construction-related damage should not necessitate a complete abatement project in areas unaffected by the city’s work.
Flaws and Assumptions Render 101 Ash St. Assessment Meaningless|Sandor Shapery|September 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Home visits necessitate a phone, car, fuel, and someone who can drive.
Doctors Without Borders Hits Ebola Breaking Point|Abby Haglage, Kent Sepkowitz|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The call to return to the real meaning of Christmas does not necessitate cracking the Good Book.
Sarah Palin Is Here to Save Christmas, Thank God|Candida Moss|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We must change our understanding of masculinity so that it doesn't necessitate violent resolutions to conflict.
Passover, Non-Violence And Gun Control|Aryeh Cohen|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Clearly, the close quarters necessitate interesting adjustments.
Nuns vs. Romney: The Sisters Hit the Battleground State of Ohio|Christine Howey|June 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It will necessitate all the political and promotional skills she can muster.
Komen for the Cure: How the Group's Founder Courted Controversy|Sandra McElwaine|February 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And it will necessitate my going out considerablyand appearing at receptions and places.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Not that young man's daughter, certainly, for that would necessitate her being a small child.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
The possible approach of the French fleet did not necessitate the hasty execution of a prisoner.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The situation in Wyoming did not necessitate haste on their part, and so they had waited.
The Fire People|Ray Cummings
It guides, it need not coerce or necessitate, though it may.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various

British Dictionary definitions for necessitate

necessitate

/ (nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt) /

verb (tr)

to cause as an unavoidable and necessary result

(usually passive) to compel or require (someone to do something)

Derived forms of necessitate

necessitation, nounnecessitative, adjective

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