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

Secure, high-performance data center interconnection: As AI factories continue to grow, power, space, and water availability become increasingly limiting, necessitating the distribution of AI clusters across multiple data centers. —Manish Gulyani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

The very revolutions in data collection and technology that have necessitated a new statistical paradigm will be useful in creating it. —Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025

Since its construction in 1934, the Chateau has offered overnight lodging and concessions, but the need for extensive repair and restoration necessitated closure in 2018. —Neda Ulaby, NPR, 7 May 2025

Many topical treatments for the body aren’t suitable for use on the scalp because of the presence of hair, necessitating separate prescriptions. —Paul McClure 07, New Atlas, 7 May 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