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Definitions for necessitate
nəˈsɛs ɪˌteɪtne·ces·si·tate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb

    require as useful, just, or proper

    "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

  2. necessitateverb

    cause to be a concomitant

Wiktionary

  1. necessitateverb

    To require something to be brought about.

  2. Etymology: From necessitatus, past participle of necessitare, from necessitas; see necessity.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Necessitateverb

    To make necessary; not to leave free; to exempt from choice.

    Etymology: from necessitas, Latin.

    Hast thou proudly ascribed the good thou hast done to thy own strength, or imputed thy sins and follies to the necessitating and inevitable decrees of God. Brian Duppa, Rules for Devo.

    The marquis of Newcastle being pressed on both sides, was necessitated to draw all his army into York. Edward Hyde.

    Man seduc’d,
    And flatter’d out of all, believing lies
    Against his maker: no decree of mine
    Concurring to necessitate his fall. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    Our voluntary service he requires,
    Not our necessitated. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v.

    Neither the Divine Providence, or his determinations, persuasions, or inflexions of the understanding or will of rational creatures doth deceive the understanding, or pervert the will, or necessitate or incline either to any moral evil. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

    The politician never thought that he might fall dangerously sick, and that sickness necessitate his removal from the court. Robert South, Serm.

    Th’ eternal, when he did the world create
    And other agents did necessitate;
    So what he order’d they by nature do;
    Thus light things mount, and heavy downward go,
    Man only boasts an arbitrary state. Dryden.

    The perfections of any person may create our veneration; his power, our fear; and his authority arising thence, a servile and necessitated obedience; but love can be produced only by kindness. John Rogers.

ChatGPT

  1. necessitate

    Necessitate refers to making something absolutely necessary or required. It involves bringing about a situation or condition that must be fulfilled or that obliges someone to do certain actions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Necessitateverb

    to make necessary or indispensable; to render unaviolable

  2. Necessitateverb

    to reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel

  3. Etymology: [Cf. L. necessitatus, p. p. of necessitare, and F. ncessiter. See Necessity.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of necessitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of necessitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of necessitate in a Sentence

  1. Chief Executive John Cryan:

    Quintin's treatment plan is still being finalised, but it will necessitate his full-time focus for the foreseeable future as he undergoes further tests and consultations.

  2. Dan Erickson:

    0.03 chance ofdying fromCOVIDin the state ofCalifornia, does that necessitatesheltering in place?Does that necessitate shuttingdown medical systems?Does that necessitate peoplebeing out of work ?

  3. Occam:

    Pluralitas non ponenda est sine necessitate

  4. Adamo Macri:

    I'm fascinated by longevity and its perseverance, by the idea of forever in a world where most things go away quickly. That legacy justifies the work and time spent developing anything significant. That in and of itself must be a key source of motivation for the art to exist and flourish beyond my lifetime. Also, the work does not necessitate my presence in any way. It's self-sufficient in that regard, and it completes the task at hand.

  5. Gentner Drummond:

    It is my responsibility to ensure that we are appropriately responding to all evidence that has been presented through Mr. Glossip’s conviction and incarceration, circumstances surrounding this case necessitate a thorough review.

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    a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
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