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obviate obviate definition

obviate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  obviate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  obviate 
 
  Sense  1 
  obviate,  rid  of  eliminate 
  =>  preclude,  rule  out  close  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  obviate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  obviate 
 
  Sense  1 
  obviate,  rid  of  eliminate 
  =>  preclude,  rule  out  close  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  obviate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  obviate 
 
  2  senses  of  obviate 
 
  Sense  1 
  obviate,  rid  of  eliminate 
 
  Sense  2 
  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  obviate 
 
  obviate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  obviate 
 
  Sense  1 
  obviate,  rid  of  eliminate 
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  Sense  2 
  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
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  Overview  of  verb  obviate 
 
  The  verb  obviate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  obviate,  rid  of  eliminate  --  (do  away  with) 
  2.  debar,  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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  obviate 
 
  The  verb  obviate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  obviate,  rid  of  eliminate  --  (do  away  with) 
  2.  debar,  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") 



obviate definition