obviate
verb (used with object)
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary.
will obviate
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future tenseof obviate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“The parties have reached a resolution that will obviate the need for the jury trial,” the document reads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
By offering more carrots—slashing red tape and taxes to make the U.S. the top destination for businesses—they say stronger growth will obviate any need for trade protectionism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2016
These basic skills will obviate the need for any government or corporate pension scheme, for people will be able to run their own.
From Economist ● Nov. 2, 2012
The other is to say that the problem is growth, and accelerating it will obviate the pain of the inequality.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 11, 2011
This will make them more distinct and will obviate the settling of water on your beds; in other words, will drain them.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
