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necessitate

verb/nɪˈsesɪteɪt/

C1CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

To make a particular action or measure necessary.

His deterioration necessitated transfer to a higher level of care.

Similar: require

Topic: Referral & discharge letters in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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