obviate
verb (used with object)
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary.
obviates
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present tense formof obviate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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So this basically obviates the need for everybody to own their own vehicle.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
The telephone obviates the use of a bullhorn, with a soldier standing south of the border, reading out a message to the North Korean side.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
The XPS 17’s spacious 16:10 17-inch screen nearly obviates the need to use an external monitor.
From The Verge ● Feb. 2, 2022
Israeli officials insist they have developed a bunker-busting capability that obviates the need for the kind of help they sought from the Bush administration 13 years ago.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
The gas-stove obviates the objection, formerly existing, of one’s being subjected to excessive heat while cooking.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
