obviate
verb (used with object)
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary.
had obviated
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past perfectof obviate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sidney Hillman, labor half of the late Knudsenhillman, announcing his retirement from Government service, proudly reassured the country that his farsighted 1940-41 training program had obviated the danger.
From Time Magazine Archive
Better for their reputations if they had obviated the necessity of writing it.
From The Tragedy of St. Helena by Walter Runciman
But little preparation was necessary, and the possession of the horses had obviated the greatest difficulty in their removal.
From The Frontiersmen by Gustave Aimard
But there was not a sound; the rubber cushion had obviated that.
From The Wolf's Long Howl by Stanley Waterloo
His faithful mimeograph had saved the expense of printing, and his youngest boy's willing feet had obviated the necessity of postage stamps.
From The Tangled Threads by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
