单词 | necessitate |
释义 | necessitate —necessitation, n. —necessitative, adj. /neuh ses"i tayt'/, v.t., necessitated, necessitating. 1. to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans. 2. to compel, oblige, or force: The new wage demand will necessitate a price increase. [1620-30; < ML necessitatus, ptp. of necessitare to compel, constrain. See NECESSITY, -ATE1] |
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