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What is the verb for necessary?

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necessitate
  1. (transitive) To make necessary; to require (something) to be brought about.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “These episodes may necessitate stimulation or resuscitation to arouse the child and reinitiate regular breathing.”
      “Those disagreements are real but that does not necessitate disaccord on the fight against terrorism.”
      “The needs of children and youth of adoption, however, necessitate their application in a deliberate and conscientious manner.”
necessitates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of necessitate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “However, the completely disarticulated nature of the skeleton necessitates that some form of pre-burial dispersal occurred.”
      “It necessitates a little leap of the imagination to find the sensitive soul buried within this solid, expensively suited figure.”
      “This necessitates somewhat cursory reading at times and I don't catch everything.”
necessitated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of necessitate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This necessitated that each campaigner maintain a ream of petitions, a separate sheet for each locality in the area.”
      “While refuelling the car, the Team's mechanics detected a puncture, which necessitated a tyre change.”
      “When the school run was necessitated, it was because I had dawdled over breakfast.”
necessitating
  1. present participle of necessitate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “If a break occurred in the skin overlying the fracture, it must be considered an open fracture, necessitating orthopedic referral.”
      “Having invited him to Mrs Ford's house, they pretend that Mr Ford is returning, necessitating Falstaff's concealment in the dirty linen basket.”
      “The first lot missed my ear entirely and dripped down my neck, necessitating a rapid dash to the bathroom for a flannel and towel.”
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