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

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How to use necessitate in a sentence

Or, maybe things will take still more crazy twists and turns and will necessitate an approach we can’t even fathom right now.
Morning Report: A School Year Redo?|Voice of San Diego|December 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The events of 2020 necessitated quick adjustments to rapidly changing consumer behavior — some of which represent short-term shifts, but others that will likely remain established practices.
Why advertisers and innovators work better together|Xandr|December 14, 2020|Digiday
Some complex games may also necessitate longer playtimes, sometimes spanning multiple days.
Best board games: Five things to consider|PopSci Commerce Team|December 10, 2020|Popular-Science
The country has still seen the loss of millions of jobs since the recession began, meaning that adding a quarter of a million jobs each month would necessitate years of gains before employment is back to normal.
The covid unemployment problem moves from acute to chronic|Philip Bump|December 4, 2020|Washington Post

Safety considerations even necessitated adjustments to “Revelations” when it was filmed in the fall at the Ailey Citigroup Theater and outdoors at Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx.
Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ has a place of honor in company’s first virtual season|Celia Wren|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The upper block was left a little thicker, the junction or root of the neck necessitating this.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
Stacy lost part of his pack, necessitating a halt while he got down to repack and take a fresh hitch.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin
How sweetly the tune that is winning is expressing that regretting is not necessitating repetition.
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein|Gertrude Stein
This gun also shelled the wagons as they came into camp, necessitating their halting under cover and coming in later.
The Record of a Regiment of the Line|M. Jacson
Scarcely a day passed but some annoying accident at the mine or mill occurred, frequently necessitating prolonged shut-downs.
Blue Goose|Frank Lewis Nason

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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