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necessitate

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necessitate
necessitate /nəˈsesəteɪt, nɪˈsesəteɪt/ verb [transitive] formal
 Word Family: noun: necessity, the necessaries, the necessary; verb: necessitate; adverb: necessarilyunnecessarily; adjective: necessaryunnecessary
to make it necessary for you to do something:
    Lack of money necessitated a change of plan.
    necessitate doing something
    This would necessitate interviewing all the staff.