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

The unpredictability introduced by the Trump administration necessitates the use of red teaming to manage political and economic disruption. —Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

But Cloudflare says modern bots have become adept at spotting these simple traps, necessitating more sophisticated deception. —Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025

His refusal of dialysis treatment necessitated his retirement. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

Good American Family is Pompeo’s first big proj away from Grey’s Anatomy and even necessitated her scaling back involvement in the titular role of the medical drama. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for necessitate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

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