necessitate

/ni'sesiteit/
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necessitate

The situation necessitates a careful review of the procedures.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make something necessary: To cause something to be required or unavoidable as a condition or consequence.
    • To require as essential: To demand or need something as a necessary part, condition, or element.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb:
    • The new safety regulations will necessitate additional training for all staff. (The regulations make the extra training unavoidable.)
    • The complexity of the project necessitates careful planning. (The complexity demands careful planning as an essential requirement.)
    • His sudden illness necessitated a change in our travel plans. (The illness forced a change; it made a change necessary.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to necessitate doing something": To make a specific action necessary.
    • The broken lock necessitated calling a locksmith immediately. (The broken lock made it necessary to call a locksmith.)
  • "to necessitate that...": To require that a particular condition be met or action be taken.
    • The law necessitates that all drivers have valid insurance. (The law makes it a requirement that all drivers have insurance.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Necessity (n): Something that is essential or unavoidable.
    • Food and water are basic necessities.
  • Necessary (adj): Required to be done, achieved, or present; essential.
    • It is necessary to wear a seatbelt.
  • Necessarily (adv): As a necessary result; inevitably.
    • Expensive tools are not necessarily the best.
Synonyms
  • Require: To need for a particular purpose.
  • Demand: To ask for forcefully, implying a pressing need.
  • Entail: To involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
  • Call for: To publicly ask for or require.
Antonyms
  • Obviate: To remove or avoid a need or difficulty.
    • Automation obviated the need for manual data entry.
  • Preclude: To prevent from happening; make impossible.
    • His apology precluded further argument.
Related Phrases and Constructions
  • Of necessity: Inevitably; unavoidably.
    • The repairs were lengthy and, of necessity, expensive.
  • By necessity: Because it is forced or required by circumstances.
    • He became the leader by necessity when no one else would.
necessitate

The situation necessitates a careful review of the procedures.

Verb
  1. cause to be a concomitant
  2. require as useful, just, or proper
    • It takes nerve to do what she did
    • success usually requires hard work
    • This job asks a lot of patience and skill
    • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
    • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
    • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent

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