Necessitate Definition

nə-sĕsĭ-tāt
necessitated, necessitates, necessitating
verb
necessitated, necessitates, necessitating
To make (something) necessary or unavoidable; involve or imply as a necessary condition, outcome, etc.
Webster's New World
To compel; require; force.
He was necessitated to agree.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Necessitate

  • From Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare (“to make necessary"), from Latin necessitas (“necessity"); see necessity.

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin necessitāre necessitāt- from Latin necessitās necessity necessity

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Necessitate Sentence Examples

  • That would necessitate raising the cost of the tours for guests.

  • Unconditional positive regard never involves collusion and does necessitate the challenging of certain forms of behavior.

  • Other aspects of cat care depend on the age of the animal since older cats and newborn kittens necessitate more specified care.

  • In some cases the specification may necessitate selection of components of the sample whereas in others it must be made sufficiently homogeneous.

  • Such an action plan would need regular review since events arising over time would necessitate pragmatic modifications of intents and strategies.

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