Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Obviate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
2
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
"avert a strike"
3
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required).
Example Sentences
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
verb
"head off a confrontation"
verb
"avert a strike"
verb
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