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necessitate definition

ne·ces·si·tate (nə sesə tāt′)

transitive verb necessitated -·tat′ed, necessitating -·tat′·ing

  1. to make (something) necessary or unavoidable; involve or imply as a necessary condition, outcome, etc.
  2. Now Rare to compel; require; force he was necessitated to agree

Etymology: < ML necessitatus, pp. of necessitare < L necessitas, necessity

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