Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necessitate

/nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
ne-ces-sit-ate
IPA
/nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To force (a person) into a certain course of action; compel.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: necessitātus, necessitās

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/
  • British English: /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce necessitate?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/.
What does necessitate mean?
To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
Where does necessitate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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