Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of obviative.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Dictionary apps have obviated the need for printed dictionaries.

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  2. The employee's voluntary resignation obviated the necessity of firing him.

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  3. The need for a ferry was obviated once the bridge was built.

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  4. Going carless obviates the need for a dedicated parking space at home.

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  5. Many languages have developed reflexive pronouns, by means of which many ambiguities are obviated.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin obviātus, see Etymology 1, -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adject

Borrowed from Latin obviātus, see Etymology 1, -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Forms

plural: obviates
Singularobviate
Pluralobviates

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
obviative

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
obtuseobverseobviousB1obviouslyB1ocarinaoccasionB1
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