obviate

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  1. transitive verb To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent.

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  • In a word, difficulties of various kinds were constantly recurring, which required the most ceaseless vigilance and the shrewdest sagacity on the part of the two brothers to obviate or overcome. —  Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet
  • Right now, each person has to enter a key manually (something that Wi-Fi Protected Setup also hopes to obviate), adding friction. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • However, Moody said that the greater range of 802. 11n should obviate the need for WDS connections in the home. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • The JiWire deal could obviate my need for a client, as I'll look at an ad to get free service. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • But lastly, the first and second clauses of the third section of the first article, not only obviate all possibility of doubt, but destroy the pretext of misconception. —  έχω ζωη (Echo Zoe)
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  1. Latin obviāre, obviāt-, to hinder, from obvius, in the way; see obvious.

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  1. from Late Latin obviatus, past participle of obviare (later Italian ovviare = Provencal Spanish Portuguese obviar = French obvier), meet, withstand, prevent, from obvius, in the way, meeting: see obvious.
 

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