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单词 necessitate
释义 ne·ces·si·tate
I. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare to compel, constrain, from Latin necessitas necessity — more at necessity
1. : to make necessary: as
 a.
  (1) : to make inevitable : make unavoidable
   < difficult circumstances seemed to necessitate a certain gloominess on his part >
  (2) : to involve as an essential element or inevitable outcome or unavoidable consequence
   < goodness necessitates a sharing of itself >
   < his private practice grew to large proportions, necessitating the employment of assistants — G.M.Lewis b.1899 >
 b. : to cause to be required as an indispensable preparation, condition, or accompaniment
  < the complexity of the problem necessitates careful thought and good judgment >
  < world changes which necessitated a new approach — Bruce Bliven b.1889 >
2. : to put under the obligation of : force into : constrain, compel
 < was necessitated to choose some other route >
3. archaic : to reduce to a state of necessity : cause to be hard up
II. adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin necessitatus
obsolete : forced by necessity
 < being necessitate to leave London — Anne Halkett >
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