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necessitate
necessitate
[
nə séssi tayt
]
(
3rd person present singular
necessitates
,
present participle
necessitating
,
past and past participle
necessitated
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
make something necessary:
to make something necessary or inescapable
a dry climate that necessitates water conservation
2.
oblige somebody:
to force or oblige somebody to do something
(
formal
)
necessitation
[
nə séssi táysh'n
]
noun
necessitative
[
nə séssitətiv
]
adjective
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necessitation [ nə séssi táysh'n ] nounnecessitative [ nə séssitətiv ] adjective
