- 1. v. t. To meet in the way. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. v. get rid of something Source: wordnet
- 4. v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
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