necessitate

verb

ne·​ces·​si·​tate ni-ˈse-sə-ˌtāt 

necessitated; necessitating

transitive verb

1

: to make necessary : require

Business was growing, which necessitated the hiring of additional employees.

2

: force, compel

was necessitated to choose some other route

necessitation

ni-ˌse-sə-ˈtā-shən 

noun

Synonyms of necessitate

• require
• need

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

The taxing nature of executive roles, coupled with constant travel, high decision volumes, and immense stress, necessitates robust physical capacity. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026

This necessitates more deliberate planning around service expectations and shipment sequencing. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Miguel Almiron was seen saying something to Mert Müldür while covering his mouth, and per FIFA’s new regulations, that necessitated an automatic red card. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2026

Iran has insisted that negotiations won’t take place, as conditioned under the MOU, until the clause about Lebanon, necessitating a full ceasefire, is respected. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for necessitate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

necessitate

verb

ne·​ces·​si·​tate ni-ˈses-ə-ˌtāt 

necessitated; necessitating

: to make necessary

sick enough to necessitate staying home

necessitation

-ˌses-ə-ˈtā-shən 

noun