necessitate

Verb

require as useful, just, or proper
cause to be a concomitant
To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
To force into a certain course of action; compel.

Examples

The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

ask, call for, demand, involve, need, postulate, require, take

Antonyms

obviate

Scrabble Score: 13

necessitate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
necessitate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
necessitate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

necessitate: valid Words With Friends Word