Word family noun necessity the necessaries the necessary adjective necessary ≠ unnecessary verb necessitate adverb necessarily ≠ unnecessarily
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnecessitatene‧ces‧si‧tate /nɪˈsesɪteɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal NEEDto make it necessary for you to do something Lack of money necessitated a change of plan.necessitate doing something This would necessitate interviewing all the staff.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
necessitate• The higher level of production has, merely, a higher level of want creation necessitating a higher level of want satisfaction.• But that was often a complex process, necessitating a lawyer and a lot of time.• Its writing will necessitate an extensive examination of diverse literatures.• The proposed festival would necessitate closing University Avenue between 14th and 24th Streets Northwest.• Sales have dropped dramatically, necessitating cuts in production and employment.• The problems presented to the female child are different problems, necessitating different solutions.• Southerners hotly contended that no violence necessitating migration existed; the resolution was not passed.• The how in this case necessitated sub-contracting the exhibition table.• Transferred calls have subsequently been found to have been dropped, necessitating the caller dialling again.• Both types of transactions necessitate the use of nostro accounts with correspondent banks.necessitate doing something• The Homecoming parade and street party will necessitate closing University Avenue. 