necessitate

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necessitate

/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ UK
/nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/ US

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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.

verb necessitates · necessitating · necessitated

transitive To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m.
of circumstances To force (a person) into a certain course of action; compel. The 26th of August was still colder than the day previous. Ice formed in all our water-vessels, and one was necessitated to the brisker kind of exercise in order to keep warm.

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verb to make necessary; require something to be brought about

Español	hacer necesario, exigir
Português	necessitar
Français	nécessiter, requérir, demander, exiger
Deutsch	erfordern, zwingen
Italiano	necessitare
Ελληνικά	απαιτώ apaitó
Русский	обусло́вливать obuslóvlivatʹ

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@misc{necessitate_2026,
  title = {necessitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/necessitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}