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Meaning of 'necessitate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Necessitate [ v. t.]
- To make necessary or indispensable; to render unaviolable.
- To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.

Meaning of 'necessitate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . necessitate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- require as useful, just, or proper
Example in sentence:
  • It takes nerve to do what she did;
  • success usually requires hard work;
  • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert;
  • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent;
  • This job asks a lot of patience and skill;
  • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice

Nearby Words:

necessarian necessarianism necessaries necessarily necessariness necessary necessitarian necessitarianism necessitated necessitating

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