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necessitate definition

ne·ces·si·tate (nə ses′ə 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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necessitate Synonyms

necessitate

v.

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


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necessitate Usage Examples

Object

  • removal: Rupture of or extreme trauma to the eyeball usually necessitates removal of the eye.

Modifying Another Word

  • dependently: Also, the mental event dependently necessitates the neural event, the neural thus being dependently necessary to the mental, ( pp.
  • often: This industrial unrest often necessitated the deployment of officers from other parts of the county.
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