obviate
verb (used with object)
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary.
obviation
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a word derived from
obviate.
Example Sentences
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Dresses, she said, owe at least some of their formidable staying power to their forgiving shapes, unfussy construction and obviation of caked-on accessories or cumbersome layering.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011
