necessitate

Verb

Meaning

To make necessary or indispensable; to render unaviolable.

To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

take need require demand involve ask postulate include make force create produce lead cause cost
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Antonyms

obviate communion beware daunt application avoid
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Hypernyms

lead

Hyponyms

take cost claim mean draw imply

Related terms

necessary necessarily necessity unnecessary unnecessarily necessariness

Phrases with the word

demand necessitate

Derivatives

necessitated necessitating

Examples

The scarcity of years does not necessitate lack of wisdom. James Clavell

The unfinished character of human beings and the transformational character of reality necessitate that education be an ongoing activity. Paulo Freire

The vast individual and corporate fortunes, the vast combinations of capital which have marked the development of our industrial system, create new conditions, and necessitate a change from the old attitude of state and the nation toward property. Theodore Roosevelt

Each coming together of man and wife, even if they have been mated for many years, should be a fresh adventure; each winning should necessitate a fresh wooing. Marie Stopes

The intermediate goal is the creation of millions of new jobs and livelihood opportunities. This would necessitate being able to successfully attract much greater amounts of direct investments, especially foreign investments. Francis Escudero

Hawking has violated the unspoken rules of atheism. He isn't supposed to use words like 'create' or even 'made.' They necessitate a Creator and a Maker. Neither are you supposed to let out that the essence of atheism is to believe that nothing created everything, because it's unthinking. Ray Comfort

Close letter words and terms

necessitarian necessitarianism Necessitas necessitatedly necessitatingly necessitation