English Explanatory Dictionary

necessitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
  2. To force into a certain course of action; compel.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ En-uk-necessitate.ogg /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/ en-au-necessitate.ogg

Word forms

necessitate necessitates necessitating necessitated

Etymology

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.

Related words

necessarily necessariness necessary necessity unnecessarily unnecessariness unnecessary unnecessity

Derived words

necessitatedly necessitatingly necessitation necessitative renecessitate unnecessitate
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