Verb: necessitate nu'se-si,teyt
- Make essential as a condition or prerequisite
"The new regulations necessitate additional training";
- ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
- Cause to be a concomitant
"The new regulations will necessitate changes in our procedures"
Derived forms: necessitated, necessitates, necessitating
Type of: bear on, concern, have to do with, lead, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on