necessitate

/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/

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.

necessitate means to make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.

necessitate is pronounced /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/.

verb

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.”
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.”