necessitate

Meaning

Verb

To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.

Origin

From Medieval Latin necessitātus, past participle of necessitō, from Classical Latin necessitās ("necessity, need") + -ō. Necessitās is derived from necesse (from ne- + cessus.

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