Necessitate

English

Etymology

< Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare (“to make necessary”) < Latin necessitas (“necessity”); see necessity.

Verb

Necessitate (third-person singular simple present Necessitates, present participle necessitating, simple past and past participle necessitated)

1. To require something to be brought about.

Related terms

• necessary
• necessity

External links

• Necessitate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Necessitate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Interlingua

Noun

necessitate

1. necessity
2. need

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Italian

Verb

necessitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of necessitare
2. second-person plural imperative of necessitare
3. Feminine plural of necessitato

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Latin

Noun

necessitāte

1. ablative singular of necessitās