Definition of Necessitate

1. Verb. Require as useful, just, or proper. "They necessitate him to write the letter"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

Exact synonyms: Ask, Call For, Demand, Involve, Need, Postulate, Require, Take
Specialized synonyms: Claim, Exact, Take, Govern, Draw, Cost, Cry For, Cry Out For, Compel
Related verbs: Claim, Exact, Take
Derivative terms: Demand, Demand, Necessity, Necessity, Need, Requirement
Antonyms: Obviate

2. Verb. Cause to be a concomitant.
Specialized synonyms: Entail, Imply, Mean
Generic synonyms: Lead

Definition of Necessitate

1. v. t. To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable.

Definition of Necessitate

1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Necessitate

nebulousness
nebulousnesses
nebulous urine
nebuly
NEC
necator
necatoriasis
necator americanus
necessaries
necessarily
necessary
necessary
necessary cause
necessitarian
necessitarians
necessitate (current term)
necessitated
necessitates
necessitating
necessitation
necessitations
necessities
necessitous
necessitously
necessitousness
necessity
necessity
neck
neck
neck-deep

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