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Necessitate Definition & Meaning

necessitate
verb
  1. 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"
  2. cause to be a concomitant

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Frequently asked questions

What does necessitate mean?
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" cause to be a concomitant
What part of speech is necessitate?
Necessitate is a verb.
How many definitions does necessitate have?
Necessitate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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