Synonyms
Examples of necessitate in a Sentence
New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.
getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall
Recent Examples on the Web
Many cells have accumulated too much damage to take, which necessitates an enormous number of experiments to grow a single animal.
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Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Workers coming off of months of striking cited the area’s steep cost of living and strenuous workload as reasons necessitating a wage boost.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
The only minor drawback is the relatively higher price for the quantity, potentially necessitating more frequent repurchases.
—Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
Legacy infrastructures may not be compatible with modern AI solutions, necessitating significant upgrades or overhauls.
—Rohit Anabheri, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Similarly, acrobatics fill the Benzini acts, but the cast’s precision and physicality also buoy seemingly mundane tasks such as the hammering of stakes to pull up the tent: This is a life of ever-present risk, necessitating ever-present athleticism.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
This projection of strength necessitates that Moscow consolidate its battlefield victories.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
We’re better served working toward a world where survivors feel comfortable coming forward and monsters don’t get to loom for so long that their onslaught necessitates documentaries.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
Brigid’s failing health necessitated her recent resignation as Hamilton County Auditor.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
Jessica Dulong, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Workers coming off of months of striking cited the area’s steep cost of living and strenuous workload as reasons necessitating a wage boost.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
The only minor drawback is the relatively higher price for the quantity, potentially necessitating more frequent repurchases.
—Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 3 Apr. 2024
Legacy infrastructures may not be compatible with modern AI solutions, necessitating significant upgrades or overhauls.
—Rohit Anabheri, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Similarly, acrobatics fill the Benzini acts, but the cast’s precision and physicality also buoy seemingly mundane tasks such as the hammering of stakes to pull up the tent: This is a life of ever-present risk, necessitating ever-present athleticism.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
This projection of strength necessitates that Moscow consolidate its battlefield victories.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
We’re better served working toward a world where survivors feel comfortable coming forward and monsters don’t get to loom for so long that their onslaught necessitates documentaries.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
Brigid’s failing health necessitated her recent resignation as Hamilton County Auditor.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Necessitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessitate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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ne·ces·si·tate
ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 
necessitated; necessitating
: to make necessary
sick enough to necessitate staying home
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