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Vinony

necessitate

verb

  1. to attack or try to defeat someone who is attacking or trying to defeat oneself
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Pronunciation: /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ / /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/

verb

Etymology: From earlier necessitat, from Medieval Latin necessitātus, perfect past participle of necessitō (“to make necessary”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)), from Classical Latin necessitās (“necessity, need”) + -ō. Necessitās is derived from necesse (“unavoidable”) (from ne- (“not”) + cessus (“conceded, given up, yielded”). By surface analysis, necessitō + -ate.

  1. To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.

    “The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m.”

    “And this to be a duty, […] ſpeciall that of loving God with all thy heart, &c. beſides manifold more in Scripture; But even the Law of Nature neceſſitates to it, whether we conſider God, or our ſelves, our ſoules, ſpecially.”

  2. To force into a certain course of action; compel.

    “The 26th of August was still colder than the day previous. Ice formed in all our water-vessels, and one was necessitated to the brisker kind of exercise in order to keep warm.”