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–verb (used with object),
-tat⋅ed,
-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;
< ML
necessitātus,
ptp. of
necessitāre
to compel, constrain.
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necessity
,
-ate
1
Related forms:
ne⋅ces⋅si⋅ta⋅tion,
noun
ne⋅ces⋅si⋅ta⋅tive,
adjective
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ne·ces·si·tate
(nə-sěs'ĭ-tāt')
tr.v.
ne·ces·si·tat·ed
,
ne·ces·si·tat·ing
,
ne·ces·si·tates
To make necessary or unavoidable.
To require or compel.
[Medieval Latin
necessitāre
, necessitāt-
, from Latin
necessitās
,
necessity
; see
necessity
.]
ne·ces'si·ta'tion
n.
,
ne·ces'si·ta'tive
adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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