necessitate

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/ UK /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to make necessary or unavoidable

The flooding will necessitate a complete rebuild of the bridge.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make necessary or... require compel demand entail oblige force mandate

Opposites

preclude prevent

Word family

Derived forms necessitation

Related forms necessary necessity necessitous

Etymology

From Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare ('to compel'), from Latin necessitas ('necessity'), from necesse ('unavoidable').

necessitare Latin necesse Latin

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Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# necessitate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt
**IPA (UK):** nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt

## Meanings
1. to make necessary or unavoidable

## Examples
- The flooding will necessitate a complete rebuild of the bridge.

## Synonyms
- require
- compel
- demand
- entail
- oblige
- force
- mandate

## Antonyms
- preclude
- prevent

## Derived Forms
- necessitation

## Related Forms
- necessary
- necessity
- necessitous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: necessitare
- Root: necesse

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare ('to compel'), from Latin necessitas ('necessity'), from necesse ('unavoidable').

## AI Etymology
Necessitate comes from Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare ('to compel'), from Latin necessitas ('necessity'), from necesse ('unavoidable'). The etymological trail includes Latin necessitare, Latin necesse. The same word family includes necessitation, necessary, necessity, necessitous. Its current verb use means "to make necessary or unavoidable".

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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