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Definition of Obviate
1. Verb. Do away with.
Specialized synonyms: Close Out, Preclude, Rule Out
Antonyms: Necessitate
Derivative terms: Obviation
2. Verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening. "Avert a strike"
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Avertable, Avertible, Avoidable, Obviation
Definition of Obviate
1. v. t. To meet in the way.
Definition of Obviate
1. Verb. (transitive) To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obviate
1. to prevent or eliminate by effective measures [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] : OBVIABLE [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obviate
Literary usage of Obviate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"... to numerous inventions calculated to obviate it among the most noticeable of
which are revolving trays, and revolving coven or shields for said trays. ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"Mr. Marston's chief drawback—from the point of view of the general reader—is
monotony of theme, though in his latest volume he has done much to obviate this ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"... and to obviate this difficulty, it has been agreed by the parties here, that
the opinion of that court delivered at the decision of the case, ..."
4. A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737: By by William Stephens (1908)
"... of some Expedient being found by the Trustees, how to obviate so great a
Calamity, as the Want of Servants, to be had at what Rate they thought best. w. ..."
5. The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called the Magnificent: Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe (1803)
"At the same time, by their freedom and jocularity, they endeavoured * to obviate
any apprehensions which he might V entertain from such a proceeding'. ..."
6. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1822)
"To obviate the occurrence of so great an evil, your Committee venture to propose
that die total quantity of corn sold in the 139 towns of the twelve ..."
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