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necessitate Definition

ne·ces·si·tate (nə sesə tāt′)

transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·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

necessitate Related Forms
ne·ces′·si·ta·tion noun
necessitate Synonyms

necessitate

v.

compel, constrain, oblige; see command 1, force 1, require 2.

necessitate Usage Examples

Object

  • amputation: The boy who is 5 years old had his left arm torn off, necessitating amputation at the shoulder.
  • removal: Rupture of or extreme trauma to the eyeball usually necessitates removal of the eye.
  • demolition: Mid Craigie had been subject to rapid and substantial decline necessitating widespread demolition of the housing stock.
  • diversion: Adding to the excitement of the coastal path were eagles soaring above and recent landslides necessitating diversions along the shore.
  • evacuation: Emergencies / Fire IN THE event of fire, or other reasons necessitating the evacuation of the building, a siren will sound continuously.
  • relocation: Expansion continues which necessitates relocation in the very near future.

Preposition: by

  • circumstance: In more philosophical talk, the event was made necessary or necessitated by the circumstance.
  • fact: The cross-examination undertaken by them was necessitated by the fact both of the credulity and depravity of human nature.
  • change: Some arise out of experience, others have been necessitated by significant changes to the law.
  • development: Major residential developments will be expected to make provision for new school facilities necessitated by the development.

Subject

  • circumstance: In more philosophical talk, the event was made necessary or necessitated by the circumstance.
  • fact: The cross-examination undertaken by them was necessitated by the fact both of the credulity and depravity of human nature.
  • change: Some arise out of experience, others have been necessitated by significant changes to the law.

Present participle complement

  • continue: Client expectations continue to grow apace, necessitating continuing investment in better facilities, new and complex equipment and highly trained staff.

Modifying Another Word

  • dependently: Also, the mental event dependently necessitates the neural event, the neural thus being dependently necessary to the mental, ( pp.
  • thereby: The Police had not anticipated the numbers who would decline to enter a guilty plea, thereby necessitating the preparation of committal files.
  • thus: Some of the larger engines may require an unmanageable size tank thus necessitating an alternative cooling system.
  • sometimes: However we understand customer needs sometimes necessitate out of hours work.
  • often: This industrial unrest often necessitated the deployment of officers from other parts of the county.
  • therefore: Part of the planning process therefore necessitates analyzing the market that the firm is operating in.