obviate
To anticipate and prevent or bypassTo anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
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Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
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избега́тьizbegátʹ, уклоня́тьсяuklonjátʹsja
(transitive)To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
- get rid of something
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
Examples
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The employee's voluntary resignation obviated the necessity of firing him.
The need for a ferry was obviated once the bridge was built.
Going carless obviates the need for a dedicated parking space at home.
Many languages have developed reflexive pronouns, by means of which many ambiguities are obviated.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
First attested in 1567; borrowed from Latin obviātus, perfect passive participle of obviōFirst attested in 1567; borrowed from Latin obviātus, perfect passive participle of obviō (“to block, to hinder”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
obviates, obviating, obviated, obviatedSynonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle