verb

necessitate

to necessitate, to require, to make necessary

The new law will necessitate changes.

The new law will necessitate changes.

His injury necessitated an early retirement.

His injury necessitated an early retirement.

((sth.)) to make (sth.) necessary The new law will necessitate changes.

Synonyms: require, demand, entail

From Latin 'necessitas' (necessity), meaning 'unavoidable'.

Think of it as 'to make necessary'. If a situation makes an action necessary, it 'necessitates' that action.

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