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necessitate

v.
C1 Advanced US //nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt// UK //nəsˈɛsɪtˌeɪt// ne·ces·si·tate

v. to make something necessary or to force a situation to happen. You use this when one thing leads to another because it is required.

v. to make something necessary or to require a specific action. Often used in formal or technical contexts to describe a logical consequence of a situation.


SIMPLE

The heavy rain necessitated a change in the schedule.

CONTEXTUAL

The rapid growth of the city necessitated the construction of several new bridges to handle the increased traffic.

COMPLEX

The discovery of the ancient site necessitated a complete revision of the existing historical timeline, forcing scholars to reconsider the timeline of early human migration.

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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.

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