necessitate

American  

[nuh-ses-i-teyt] / nəˈsɛs ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

necessitated, necessitating

1. to make necessary or unavoidable.

   The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.

2. to compel, oblige, or force.

   The new wage demand will necessitate a price increase.

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necessitate British  

/ nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. to cause as an unavoidable and necessary result

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

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Other Word Forms

• necessitation noun
• necessitative adjective
• prenecessitate verb (used with object)
• unnecessitated adjective
• unnecessitating adjective

Etymology

Origin of necessitate

1620–30; < Medieval Latin necessitātus, past participle of necessitāre to compel, constrain. See necessity, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The Artemis 2 mission was originally due to take off as early as February but repeated setbacks stalled that goal and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.

From Barron's

Not just because it’s dark and wet and full of spiders and who knows what else, and not just because it’s always scary weather that necessitates entering its depths.

From Literature

That’s the part of the project that necessitates working slowly and methodically, like how I like to approach a new sketch or painting.

From Literature

“These factors, alongside portfolio capital outflows, have contributed to depreciation pressures on the Indian rupee, necessitating calibrated policy responses,” according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal

And that’s where films like “They Will Kill You” and “Ready or Not 2” become mired by the ambition necessitated by the modern moviegoer.

From Salon

Related Words

• constrain
• entail
• require