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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Comma.ai declined to comment on the accident or the government probe, but stressed that its system never obviates the driver’s role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
The guns are now discharged by means of an electric spark, which obviates the necessity for having anyone in the turret, and is certainly a great blessing.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
