Necessitate

Necessitate

Verb · /nɪˈses.ɪ.teɪt/

Definition

To make something necessary or unavoidable; to require something as a necessary consequence or condition; to compel.

Origin

From Medieval Latin necessitare (to compel, make necessary), from Latin necessitas (necessity, compulsion, need), from necesse (necessary). The -ate suffix being the standard English formation for verbs derived from Latin participial forms (necessitatus: made necessary → necessitate). The verb entering English in the 17th century, slightly later than the adjective necessary (14th century) and the noun necessity (14th century).