obviate.
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
Meaning & usage
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1567; borrowed from Latin obviātus, perfect passive participle of obviō (“to block, to hinder”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Synonym of obviative.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin obviātus, see Etymology 1, -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Synonym of obviative.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin obviātus, see Etymology 1, -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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