obviate
verb/ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/UK/ˈab.viˌeɪt/US
Etymology
First attested in 1567; borrowed from Latin obviātus, perfect passive participle of obviō (“to block, to hinder”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
- borrowed from obviātus
Definitions
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary…
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- The door it was necessary to keep ajar in hers, as in most cottages, because of the smoke; but she obviated the effect of the ribbon of light through the chink by hanging a cloth over that also.
To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
- A mild dose of a warm active aperient to obviate costiveness, or to produce two motions daily, is generally very beneficial.
- Some change requests, rather than extend the scope, obviate some of the existing scope of a project.
Synonym of obviative.
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