verb
necessitate
Necessitate (verb) means to make something needed, so that it has to happen.
verb
1
To make something needed, so that it has to happen.
"Right now, my family’s special collision of vegetarianism and Judaism necessitates a good bit of chocolate. But when Passover ends, that doesn’t mean we should put the chocolate cake, or the chocolate milk, away."
— Mark Oppenheimer, Let Them Drink Chocolate (2014)
"The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m."
2
To push someone into taking a particular course of action.
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Etymology
From earlier necessitat, from Medieval Latin necessitātus, perfect past participle of necessitō (“to make necessary”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)), from Classical Latin necessitās (“necessity, need”) + -ō. Necessitās is derived from necesse (“unavoidable”) (from ne- (“not”) + cessus (“conceded, given up, yielded”). By surface analysis, necessitō + -ate.
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What is the meaning of necessitate?
"necessitate" (verb) means to make something needed, so that it has to happen.
What is another word for necessitate?
Other words for "necessitate" include need, involve, take, demand, postulate, require.
What is the opposite of necessitate?
The opposite of "necessitate" is obviate.
What are the different meanings of necessitate?
"necessitate" has 2 main meanings: 1. To make something needed, so that it has to happen; 2. To push someone into taking a particular course of action.
