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Definition of obviate

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
do away with

Similar Words: debar, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off, rid of, eliminate

Hyponyms: preclude, rule out, close out

Derivational Morphology: obviation, forestalling, preclusion

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