obviate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin obviāre (to block, to hinder)
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obviate (third-person singular simple present obviates, present participle obviating, simple past and past participle obviated)
- (transitive) To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary.
- They saved enough money for their purchase and obviated the need to borrow.
- The internet has largely obviated printed phone books.
[edit] Translations
bypass a requirement
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
obviāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of obviō
