necessitate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
2. To force into a certain course of action; compel.

Synonyms

require

demand

need

call for

involve

entail

take

postulate

compel

impose

constrain

oblige

ask

coerce

force

assert

claim

mandate

imply

thrust

want

inflict

wreak

come down on

apply

cry for

beg

bespeak

bludgeon

call

desire

enforce

exact

fine

impel

impose upon

obligate

occasion

predicate

presume

presuppose

put on

reclaim

request

requisition

tax

whinge

Translations

necesitar

nécessiter

αναγκάζω

noodzaken

exigir

demander

necessitar

επιβάλλω

imposer

requérir

aufnötigen

erfordern

dringen

aufdrängen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/

Etymology

From earlier necessitat, from Medieval Latin necessitātus, perfect past participle of necessitō (“to make necessary”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)), from Classical Latin necessitās (“necessity, need”) + -ō. Necessitās is derived from necesse (“unavoidable”) (from ne- (“not”) + cessus (“conceded, given up, yielded”). By surface analysis, necessitō + -ate.