(formal) to make sth necessary:
[VN] Recent financial scandals have necessitated changes in parliamentary procedures. * [V-ing] Increased traffic necessitated widening the road. * [VN-ing] His new job necessitated him / his getting up at six.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is necessitate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, necessitate is tagged as verb.
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