necessitate; ask; postulate; need; require; take; involve; call for; demandrequire 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 calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" Antonym:
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