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necessitate
What does necessitate mean?
necessitate (verb): require as useful, just, or proper.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use necessitate in a sentence?
- School closures due to inclement weather will necessitate extending the school year by three days. (Tatoeba sentence #6150360 by CarpeLanam, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce necessitate?
/nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does necessitate come from?
From earlier necessitat, from Medieval Latin necessitātus, perfect past participle of necessitō (“to make necessary”), from Classical Latin necessitās (“necessity, need”) + -ō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of necessitate?
Words related to necessitate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “necessitate” mean?
to strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation
Not quite: that's what reinforce means.
make more attractive by adding ornament, color, etc.
Not quite: that's what decorate means.
require as useful, just, or proper
Right! That's what “necessitate” means.
to understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb
Not quite: that's what comprehend means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “necessitate”?
duck
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need
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sink
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skip
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