necessitate

verb

ne·​ces·​si·​tate ni-ˈse-sə-ˌtāt 

necessitated; necessitating

transitive verb

1

: to make necessary : require

Business was growing, which necessitated the hiring of additional employees.

2

: force, compel

was necessitated to choose some other route

necessitation

ni-ˌse-sə-ˈtā-shən 

noun

Synonyms

• bear
• challenge
• claim
• demand
• need
• require
• take
• want
• warrant

Examples of necessitate in a Sentence

New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.

getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall

Recent Examples on the Web

Law enforcement is facing a cyber community that necessitates machine-to-machine enforcement. —Majeed Javdani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

According to Fortune, applicants are required to send their resumes via X's direct messaging system, which necessitates a premium subscription—effectively directing funds to Musk's own platform. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024

Also, Trump’s policies will take a while to make their way through the system, so any impacts on inflation and macroeconomic growth likely won’t be readily apparent in the data, thus not necessitating a Fed response. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024

Enright also felt that pitchers were chasing swing-and-miss more, and never established the command that necessitates generating swing-and-miss. —Sam Blum, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

necessitate

verb

ne·​ces·​si·​tate ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 

necessitated; necessitating

: to make necessary

sick enough to necessitate staying home

necessitation

-ˌses-ə-ˈtā-shən 

noun