Obviate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent.
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  • v. To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary; to avoid a future problem or difficult situation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To meet in the way.
  • v. To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To meet.
  • To meet half-way, as difficulties or objections; hence, to meet and dispose of; clear out of the way; remove.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. do away with
  • v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
    • Verb Form
    obviated    obviates    obviating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preclude    forestall    prevent    forbid    foreclose   
    Hyponym
    close out    preclude    rule out   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    anticipate    overcome   
     
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