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Definition of: necessitate
(nə·ses′ə·tāt) v.t. ·tat·ed, ·tat·ing
1. To make necessary, unavoidable, or certain.
2. To compel. See synonyms under COMPEL. [<Med. L. necessitatus, pp. of necessitare compel <necessitas, -tatis necessity]
—ne·ces′si·ta′tion noun
—ne·ces′si·ta′tive adjective
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