School closures due to inclement weather will necessitate extending the school year by three days.
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Necessitate
//nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt//
Synonyms for "necessitate" (17 found)
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5 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- водя след себе си verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- изисквам verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Catalan
2 entries- fer necessari verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- necessitar verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Czech
3 entries- vynutit si verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- vyžadovat verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- vyžádat si verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Danish
2 entries- kræve verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- nødvendiggøre verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Dutch
2 entries- noodzakelijk maken verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- noodzaken verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Finnish
2 entries- edellyttää verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- vaatia verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
French
4 entries- demander verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- exiger verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- nécessiter verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- requérir verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
German
2 entries- erfordern verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- zwingen verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Greek
1 entries- απαιτώ verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Hungarian
1 entries- követel verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Italian
1 entries- necessitare verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Persian
1 entries- واداشتن verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Polish
1 entries- wymagać verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Portuguese
1 entries- necessitar verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Russian
1 entries- обусло́вливать verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Slovak
2 entries- vyžadovať si verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- vyžiadať si verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Spanish
2 entries- necesitar verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- necesitar de verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Swedish
2 entries- kräva verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
- nödvändiggöra verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
Turkish
1 entries- zorunlu kılmak verb (to make necessary; require something to be brought about)
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I'm not sure that this will necessitate that.
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The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m.
Source: wiktionary
And this to be a duty, […] ſpeciall that of loving God with all thy heart, &c. beſides manifold more in Scripture; But even the Law of Nature neceſſitates to it, whether we conſider God, or our ſelves, our ſoules, ſpecially.
Source: wiktionary
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