Necessitate
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Necessitate [nuh-ses-i-teyt]

VERB

VERB

  • To make necessary or unavoidable.

  • To force.

  • To make necessary or as a requirement.

  • If something necessitates an event or action, it makes it necessary.

Example

"A plan of action for the growth of action has necessitated the hiring of new employees."

"These days buying new clothes necessitates going to the mall."

Synonyms

Constrain, Entail, Require, Ask, Cause, Coerce, Command, Compel, Demand, Drive, Force, Impel

Antonyms

Calculate, Check, Delay, Disallow, Discourage, Dissuade, Fail, Give, Halt, Lose, Offer, Refuse