Thesaurus: obviate

Related headwords

Definitions

1. v. t. To meet in the way.
2. v. t. To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going.
3. v. get rid of something
4. v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
5. 1. To meet in the way. [Obs.] Not to stir a step to obviate any of a different religion. Fuller. 2. To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going. To lay down everything in its full light, so as to obviate all exceptions. Woodward.