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    obviate
    /ˈɒbvɪeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. remove (a need or difficulty): "the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obviateObviate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OBVIATE is to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary. How to use obviate in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBVIATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OBVIATE definition: 1. to remove a difficulty, especially so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary: 2. to…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obviateObviate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To obviate means to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening. If you want to obviate the possibility of a roach infestation, clean your kitchen regularly.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBVIATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To obviate something such as a problem or a need means to remove it or make it unnecessary. [formal] Our old-fashioned push-mower, for instance, obviates the needs for extension leads. [VERB noun] This deferral would obviate pressure on the rouble exchange rate. [VERB noun]

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOBVIATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    OBVIATE meaning: 1. to remove a difficulty, especially so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary: 2. to…. Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › obviateOBVIATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Obviate definition: to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary. See examples of OBVIATE used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionobviate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of obviate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › obviateObviate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To do away with or prevent by effective measures. Webster's New World. To make unnecessary. The tall hedge obviated the need for a window shade. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To anticipate and prevent something from happening; to dispose of something. Webster's New World Law. To make something no longer necessary.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryOBVIATE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online ...

    To obviate something such as a problem or a need means to remove it or make it unnecessary. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'obviate' American English: ɒbvieɪt British English: ɒbvieɪt. More. Conjugations of 'obviate' present simple: I obviate, you obviate [...] past simple: I obviated, you obviated [...] past participle: obviated. More.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › obviateobviate | meaning of obviate in Longman Dictionary of...

    obviate meaning, definition, what is obviate: to prevent or avoid a problem or the nee...: Learn more.