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ne·ces·si·tate
(nə-sĕs′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. ne·ces·si·tat·ed, ne·ces·si·tat·ing, ne·ces·si·tates
1. To make necessary or unavoidable.
2. To require or compel.
[Medieval Latin necessitāre, necessitāt-, from Latin necessitās, necessity; see necessity.]
ne·ces′si·ta′tion n.
ne·ces′si·ta′tive adj.
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necessitate
(nɪˈsɛsɪˌteɪt)vb (tr)
1. to cause as an unavoidable and necessary result
2. (usually passive) to compel or require (someone to do something)
neˌcessiˈtation n
neˈcessiˌtative adj
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ne•ces•si•tate
(nəˈsɛs ɪˌteɪt)v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
1. to make necessary or unavoidable.
2. to compel, oblige, or force.
[1620–30; < Medieval Latin necessitātus, past participle of necessitāre to compel, constrain. See necessity, -ate 1]
ne•ces`si•ta′tion, n.
ne•ces′si•ta`tive, adj.
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necessitate
Past participle: necessitated
Gerund: necessitating
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| I necessitate |
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| he/she/it necessitates |
| we necessitate |
| you necessitate |
| they necessitate |
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| I necessitated |
| you necessitated |
| he/she/it necessitated |
| we necessitated |
| you necessitated |
| they necessitated |
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| I am necessitating |
| you are necessitating |
| he/she/it is necessitating |
| we are necessitating |
| you are necessitating |
| they are necessitating |
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| I have necessitated |
| you have necessitated |
| he/she/it has necessitated |
| we have necessitated |
| you have necessitated |
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| I was necessitating |
| you were necessitating |
| he/she/it was necessitating |
| we were necessitating |
| you were necessitating |
| they were necessitating |
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| I had necessitated |
| you had necessitated |
| he/she/it had necessitated |
| we had necessitated |
| you had necessitated |
| they had necessitated |
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| I will necessitate |
| you will necessitate |
| he/she/it will necessitate |
| we will necessitate |
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| I will have necessitated |
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| he/she/it will have necessitated |
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| I will be necessitating |
| you will be necessitating |
| he/she/it will be necessitating |
| we will be necessitating |
| you will be necessitating |
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| I have been necessitating |
| you have been necessitating |
| he/she/it has been necessitating |
| we have been necessitating |
| you have been necessitating |
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| I will have been necessitating |
| you will have been necessitating |
| he/she/it will have been necessitating |
| we will have been necessitating |
| you will have been necessitating |
| they will have been necessitating |
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| I had been necessitating |
| you had been necessitating |
| he/she/it had been necessitating |
| we had been necessitating |
| you had been necessitating |
| they had been necessitating |
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| I would necessitate |
| you would necessitate |
| he/she/it would necessitate |
| we would necessitate |
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| I would have necessitated |
| you would have necessitated |
| he/she/it would have necessitated |
| we would have necessitated |
| you would have necessitated |
| they would have necessitated |
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Verb 1. necessitate - 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"
exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"
cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"
compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
2. necessitate - cause to be a concomitant
entail, mean, imply - have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"
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necessitate
verb compel, force, involve, demand, require, call for, exact, oblige, warrant, entail, constrain, impel, be grounds for, make necessary A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing.
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necessitate
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Translations
يَسْتَلْزِم، يَتَطَلَّب
vynutit si
nødvendiggøre
szükségessé tesz
útheimta; gera nauîsynlegt
vynútiť si
gerektirmek zorunlu kılmak
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necessitate
[nəˈsɛsɪteɪt] vt → nécessiterIt would necessitate strong measures → Cela nécessiterait des mesures fortes.
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necessitate
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necessary
(ˈnesisəri) adjective needed; essential. Is it necessary to sign one's name?; I shall do all that is necessary. noodsaaklik ضَروري необходим necessário nezbytný, nutný notwendig nødvendig απαραίτητος, αναγκαίος necesario vajalik ضروری välttämätön nécessaire נחוץ आवश्यक, अनिवार्य potrebno, obavezno szükséges perlu nauðsynlegur necessario 必要な 필요한 būtinas, reikalingas nepieciešams perlu nodig nødvendig, påkrevd niezbędny اړين،مهم necessário necesar необходимый nutný potreben neophodan nödvändig, behövlig จําเป็น gerekli, lâzım 必要的,需要的 необхідний, потрібний ضروري cần thiết 必要的,必需的
ˌnecesˈsarily (-ˈse-) adverb noodwendig ضَرورِيّاً необходимо necessariamente nevyhnutelně, nutně notwendig nødvendigt απαραίτητα, κατ' ανάγκη necesariamente tingimata لزوما välttämättömästi nécessairement בהכרח अनिवार्य रूप से nužno, bezuvjetno szükségképpen perlu nauðsynlega necessariamente 必然的に 필연적으로 būtinai, neišvengiamai noteikti, katrā ziņā semestinya noodzakelijk nødvendigvis koniecznie لازمى necessariamente (în mod) necesar; neapărat обязательно nutne nujno neophodno nödvändigt, behövligt อย่างจําเป็น zorunlu olarak, ister istemez 必要地 необхідно, потрібно ضروري طور پر nhất thiết 必要地
necessitate (niˈsesiteit) verb to make necessary. Re-building the castle would necessitate spending a lot of money. genoodsaaklik maak, noodsaak يَسْتَلْزِم، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам necessitar vynutit si erfordern nødvendiggøre επιβάλλω, κάνω κτ. απαραίτητο necesitar, exigir eeldama, nõudma مستلزم بودن edellyttää rendre nécessaire, nécessiter לְהַצרִיך मजबूर करना zahtijevati, iziskivati szükségessé tesz mengharuskan útheimta; gera nauðsynlegt rendere necessario 必要とする 필요로 하다 (pa)reikalauti, (pri)versti izraisīt nepieciešamību menyebabkan keperluan noodzaken nødvendiggjøre wymagać اړه لرل necessitar a necesita, a reclama делать необходимым; неизбежно влечь за собой vynútiť si zahtevati zahtevati nödvändiggöra, kräva ทําให้ (บางสิ่ง) จําเป็น gerektirmek, zorunlu kılmak 使成為必需 робити необхідним ضروري بنانا cần phải có 使成为必需
necessity (niˈsesəti) – plural neˈcessities – noun something needed or essential. Food is one of the necessities of life. noodsaaklikheid ضَرورَه необходимост necessidade nezbytnost, nutnost die Notwendigkeit nødvendighed ανάγκη, αναγκαιότητα necesidad paratamatus اضطرار edellytys chose nécessaire צורך आवश्यकता, अनिवार्यता potreba, neophodnost szükség(let) kebutuhan nauðsyn necessità, cosa necessaria 必要 불가결한 것, 필수품 būtinybė, būtinas daiktas/reikalas nepieciešamība keperluan behoefte nødvendighet, behov, trang konieczność له مهمو توكو څخه necessidade necesitate необходимость nevyhnutnosť potreba potreba nödvändighet, livsvillkor สิ่งจําเป็น ihtiyaç, zorunluluk 必需品 необхідність; настійна потреба ضرورت sự cần thiết; phần tất yếu 必需品
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