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obviate
[ ob-vee-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary:
to obviate the risk of serious injury.
Synonyms: , ,
obviate
/ ˈɒɪˌɪ /
verb
- tr to avoid or prevent (a need or difficulty)
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˌDzˈپDz, noun
Other yvlogs From
- Dz··· [ob, -vee-, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- Dzv·tDz noun
- Dzv·tǰ noun
- ·Dzv·ٱ verb (used with object) preobviated preobviating
- ܲ·Dzv·· adjective
- ܲ·Dzv·e adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of obviate1
Example Sentences
They also obviate the emotional component of investing, which so often can lead ordinary investors astray.
Sickness can hurt farm output by slowing animals' growth, so disease detection systems could improve efficiency by obviating the need for costly clinical testing.
“Yes, the virus is worse, but that doesn’t obviate doing research to make sure that there may be other options.”
Long-acting therapies may obviate the need to remember to take a daily pill to prevent or treat H.I.V.
“There’s not much question that Congress could have obviated all this and solved the issue for any of this litigation,” Willinger said.
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