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 exponential growth of data today from diverse sources such as social media, IoT devices and transactions necessitates robust systems for storage, management and analysis. —Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

That necessitated a different ending and the addition of other characters. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024

These persistent health issues have necessitated his absence from media engagement on Thursday ahead of the Brazilian leg of the racing calendar. —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Cui said that disinclination is partly because high existing household savings would necessitate a cash infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars to have a notable effect. —Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 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