Necessitate Definition
nə-sĕsĭ-tāt
necessitated, necessitates, necessitating
verb
necessitated, necessitates, necessitating
To make (something) necessary or unavoidable; involve or imply as a necessary condition, outcome, etc.
Webster's New World
To compel; require; force.
He was necessitated to agree.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Necessitate
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From Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare (“to make necessary"), from Latin necessitas (“necessity"); see necessity.
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin necessitāre necessitāt- from Latin necessitās necessity necessity
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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