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?

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

Synonyms for OBVIATE: prevent, avert, preclude, avoid, forestall, help, provide, stave off; Antonyms of OBVIATE: assist, aid, facilitate, ease, encourage, promote, abet, let

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.

obviated, obviating. to obviate the risk of serious injury. They also obviate the emotional component of investing, which so often can lead ordinary investors astray. Sickness can hurt …

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.

obviate - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

Definition of obviate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. obviate something to remove a problem or the need for something synonym preclude. This new evidence obviates the need for any further enquiries. Disaster was obviated by the opening of the reserve parachute.

Jan 10, 2025 · obviate (third-person singular simple present obviates, present participle obviating, simple past and past participle obviated) (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to …

To do away with or prevent by effective measures. To make unnecessary. The tall hedge obviated the need for a window shade. To anticipate and prevent something from happening; to dispose of something. To make something no longer necessary. From Latin obviāre (“to block, to hinder" ).