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to obviate
01
to eliminate a requirement or complication by providing a solution
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
obviate
3rd person singular
obviates
Past simple
obviated
Past participle
obviated
Examples
The new software obviates the need for manual data entry.
02
to anticipate and act in a way that prevents a negative outcome from occurring
Examples
Regular maintenance obviates costly repairs down the line.
Lexical Tree
obviating
obviation
obviate
