necessitate

CEFRC1

/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make something necessary.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To force into a certain course of action; compel.

Examples

  • I'm not sure that this will necessitate that.

  • School closures due to inclement weather will necessitate extending the school year by three days.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.

More examples

In context

  • The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m.

  • And this to be a duty, […] ſpeciall that of loving God with all thy heart, &c. beſides manifold more in Scripture; But even the Law of Nature neceſſitates to it, whether we conſider God, or our ſelves, our ſoules, ſpecially.

  • 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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Origin

verb

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.