necessitation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /nəˌsɛsəˈteɪʃən/ UK /nɪˌsɛsɪˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of making necessary or the state of being compelled

He spoke of moral necessitation as if free choice were an illusion.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making necessary... compulsion obligation coercion requirement constraint

Opposites

liberation exemption

Word family

Related forms necessitate necessity necessary

Etymology

From necessitate (from Latin necessitare, 'to compel', from necessitas, 'necessity', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus -ation.

necessitas Latin necesse Latin

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# necessitation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /nəˌsɛsəˈteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /nɪˌsɛsɪˈteɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of making necessary or the state of being compelled

## Examples
- He spoke of moral necessitation as if free choice were an illusion.

## Synonyms
- compulsion
- obligation
- coercion
- requirement
- constraint

## Antonyms
- liberation
- exemption

## Related Forms
- necessitate
- necessity
- necessary

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

## Etymology
From necessitate (from Latin necessitare, 'to compel', from necessitas, 'necessity', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus -ation.

## AI Etymology
Necessitation comes from necessitate (from Latin necessitare, 'to compel', from necessitas, 'necessity', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus -ation. The etymological trail includes Latin necessitas, Latin necesse. The same word family includes necessitate, necessity, necessary. Its current noun use means "the act of making necessary or the state of being compelled".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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