'obviate' definitions:
verb
Do away with [syn: obviate,
rid of,
eliminate] [ant:
ask,
call for,
demand,
involve,
necessitate,
need,
postulate,
require,
take]
verb
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn:
debar,
forefend,
forfend, obviate,
deflect,
avert,
head off,
stave off,
fend off,
avoid,
ward off]
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anticipate,
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avert,
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bar,
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debar,
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deflect,
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deter,
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discourage,
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dishearten,
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estop,
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exclude,
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fend,
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fend off,
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forbid,
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foreclose,
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forestall,
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help,
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interfere,
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interpose,
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intervene,
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keep from,
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keep off,
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preclude,
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prevent,
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prohibit,
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repel,
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rule out,
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save,
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stave off,
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turn aside,
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ward,
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ward off
Words containing 'obviate'
