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

How customers react to new AI capabilities will vary from business to business, particularly as the inclusion of those capabilities often necessitates price increases. —Jeffrey Hammond, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

This necessitated hiring new people in many cases, and elevating experts. —Laura Ellyn Smith / Made By History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024

Years of erosion and damage during coastal storms have repeatedly necessitated costly repairs, spurring a new approach to safeguard the route—the Apalachicola Bay Living Shoreline Project. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024

This is the first time the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are playing an extended North American tour since the 2015-16 Rock or Bust outing, which necessitated Johnson stepping away from the band in its latter portion because of severe hearing loss. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 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