Synonyms & related words for necessitate

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Words related to necessitate

Explore words related to necessitate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include require, need, involve, entailing, demand, necessary, ask, entails. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does necessitate come from?

The word necessitate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: necessit, from Latin necessitas (“need, compulsion”); and -ate, from Latin -are (“to make, cause”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.