necessitate

[nuh-ses-i-teyt]

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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.

Origin of necessitate

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

Related formsne·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, adjectiveun·ne·ces·si·tat·ing, adjective

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Related Words for necessitating

constrain, require, entail, force, behoove, oblige, make, compel, drive, impel, coerce, crave, command, take, demand, ask, postulate, cause

Examples from the Web for necessitating

Contemporary Examples of necessitating

You could lose control and crash into another car, or another vehicle could crash into you, necessitating expensive repairs.
Stop Whining About Uber’s Surge Pricing
Daniel Gross
December 16, 2013
Above those, however, are the Superfund sites—places that have sustained major, long-term damage, necessitating years of cleanup.
Our Most Polluted States
The Daily Beast
May 19, 2010

Historical Examples of necessitating

But the weather was still thick, necessitating a sharp look-out.
Shifting Winds
R.M. Ballantyne
It was in the ninth inning, necessitating another to decide the matter.
Baseball Joe in the Central League
Lester Chadwick
The chancel is out of centre with the nave, necessitating a large hagioscope on N.
Somerset
G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
Only it had the inconvenience of necessitating the sacrifice of a piece of handkerchief.
The Mysterious Island
Jules Verne
In one, the danger is casual; in the other, it is necessitating.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, No. 581, Saturday, December 15, 1832
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British Dictionary definitions for necessitating

necessitate

verb (tr)

to cause as an unavoidable and necessary result
(usually passive) to compel or require (someone to do something)

Derived Formsnecessitation, nounnecessitative, adjective

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Word Origin and History for necessitating

necessitate

1620s, from Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare "to render necessary," from Latin necessitas (see necessity). Earlier verb in English was necessen (late 14c.). Related: Necessitated; necessitates; necessitating.