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necessitate

verb
/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/UK/nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from necessitās
  2. derived from necessitātus

Definitions

  1. To make necessary

    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.
    • 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.

  2. To force into a certain course of action

    To force 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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Derived

necessitatedly, necessitatingly, necessitation, necessitative, renecessitate, unnecessitate

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