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Meaning of 'obviate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obviate [ v. t.]
- To meet in the way.
- To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going.

Meaning of 'obviate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obviate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Example in sentence:
  • avert a strike;
  • head off a confrontation;
  • Let's avoid a confrontation
Meaning (2):
- do away with
Example in sentence:
  • Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia

Nearby Words:

obvention obversant obverse obversely obversion obvert obverted obverting obviated obviating

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