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 necessitate necessitate /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/

verb

  1. () Require as useful, just, or proper  ( ask , postulate , involve , call for , demand , necessitate , need , require , take )
    require as useful, just, or proper
     It takes nerve to do what she did
    It takes nerve to do what she did
     Success usually requires hard work
    success usually requires hard work
     This job asks a lot of patience and skill
    This job asks a lot of patience and skill
     This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
    This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
     This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
    This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
     This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
    This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  2. () Cause to be a concomitant  ( necessitate )
    cause to be a concomitant
      The large number of guests necessitated renting a bigger venue.
    The large number of guests necessitated renting a bigger venue.