Crossword Dictionary
NECESSITATe
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand - v
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"
Synonyms
bear, challenge, claim, demand, need, require, take, want, warrant
Examples
Unconditional positive regard never involves collusion and does necessitate the challenging of certain forms of behavior.
Other aspects of cat care depend on the age of the animal since older cats and newborn kittens necessitate more specified care.
In some cases the specification may necessitate selection of components of the sample whereas in others it must be made sufficiently homogeneous.
Etymology
1620s, "force irresistably, compel, oblige," also "make necessary, render unavoidable," from Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare "to render necessary," from Latin necessitas "compulsion; destiny" (see necessity). Earlier verb in English was necessen (late 14c.). Related: Necessitated; necessitates; necessitating.