necessitate[verb]Synonyms: compel, call for, coerce, constrain, demand, force, impel, oblige, require
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ne‧ces‧si‧tate /nəˈsesəteɪt, nɪˈsesəteɪt/
verb [transitive] formal [
Word Family: noun:
necessity, the necessaries, the necessary;
verb:
necessitate;
adverb:
necessarily ≠
unnecessarily;
adjective:
necessary ≠
unnecessary]
to make it necessary for you to do something:
Lack of money necessitated a change of plan.necessitate doing something This would necessitate interviewing all the staff. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲