Associations to the word «Obviate»
Noun
- Inconvenience
- Necessity
- Objection
- Difficulty
- Importation
- Scruple
- Arising
- Evil
- Danger
- Misunderstanding
- Mischief
- Remedy
- Disadvantage
- Shortcoming
- Biopsy
- Inconsistency
- Precaution
- Insisting
- Endeavor
- Obstruction
- Suspicion
- Injustice
- Possibility
- Endeavour
- Substitution
- Disposition
- Calamity
- Footing
- Prudence
- Vaccine
- Consideration
- Requirement
- Fanny
- Measure
- Jealousy
- Delay
- Clause
- Defect
- Placing
- Advantage
- Alteration
- Obligation
- Friction
- Legislator
- Regard
- Render
- Noun
- Consequence
- Provision
- Expense
- Need
- Surgery
- Convenience
- Ignorance
- Mistake
- Extent
- Construct
- Arrangement
- Manner
- Neglect
- Procedure
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
OBVIATE, verb. (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise be necessary or required).
OBVIATE, verb. (transitive) To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
Dictionary definition
OBVIATE, verb. Do away with.
OBVIATE, verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike".
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.