necessitate

v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do

what she did"; "success usually requires hard work";

"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This

position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This

dinner demands a spectacular dessert" [syn: {ask}, {need},

{require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}]

[ant: {obviate}]

2: cause to be a concomitant