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Definition of OBVIATES
verb : OBVIATES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) do away with ;
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2. (
- debar ,
- forefend ,
- forfend ,
- obviate ,
- deflect ,
- avert ,
- head_off ,
- stave_off ,
- fend_off ,
- avoid ,
- ward_off
) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" ;
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