ne·ces·si·tate

[nuh-ses-i-teyt]
verb (used with object), ne·ces·si·tat·ed, ne·ces·si·tat·ing.
1.
to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
2.
to compel, oblige, or force: The new wage demand will necessitate a price increase.

Origin:
1620–30; < Medieval Latin necessitātus, past participle of necessitāre to compel, constrain. See necessity, -ate1

ne·ces·si·ta·tion, noun
ne·ces·si·ta·tive, adjective
pre·ne·ces·si·tate, verb (used with object), pre·ne·ces·si·tat·ed, pre·ne·ces·si·tat·ing.
un·ne·ces·si·tat·ed, adjective
un·ne·ces·si·tat·ing, adjective
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necessitate (nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to cause as an unavoidable and necessary result
2.  (usually passive) to compel or require (someone to do something)
 
necessi'tation
 
n
 
ne'cessitative
 
adj

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necessitate
1620s, from necessity. Related: Necessitated; necessitates.
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Example sentences
Certainly, welcome the new, but it does not necessitate regulating the old.
But then that would necessitate more than the usual navel gazing and some
  honest reflection for a change.
As long as the current group runs the country, corruption can only increase,
  which will necessitate more dollars coming in.
Security is one concern, since the way in which the paintings are exposed would
  necessitate an escorted system of viewing them.
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