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necessitate


necessitate

verb

Definition of NECESSITATE

to have as a requirement <getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall>
Related Words entail, involve; ask, beg, claim, clamor (for), cry (for); hurt (for), lack; command, enjoin, exact, insist, press, quest, stipulate
Near Antonyms own, possess
Antonyms have, hold