obviate
verb (used with object)
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary.
obviating
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present participleof obviate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The longer the scene, the more likely it was mostly concocted inside a computer, obviating multiple takes, camera angles and union personnel waiting around to engage in spurts of frenzied action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Many of its 94 minutes are occupied with well-mounted car chases, stunts and gunfights, obviating the need for character development, past the traditional foes-become-friends dynamic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
For example, NuScale engineers rely on convection to drive cooling water through the core of each SMR, obviating the need for expensive pumps.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 10, 2023
In the process, they may have taken a step toward altogether obviating the need for booster shots to fight new strains as they evolve.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2022
A gibbous moon rose above the shoulder of 27,824-foot Makalu, washing the slope beneath my boots in ghostly light, obviating the need for a headlamp.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
