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 Related forms 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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