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Meaning of obviate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  obviate
      v 1: do away with [syn: {obviate}, {rid of}, {eliminate}] [ant:
           {ask}, {call for}, {demand}, {involve}, {necessitate},
           {need}, {postulate}, {require}, {take}]
      2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
         avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a
         strike" [syn: {debar}, {forefend}, {forfend}, {obviate},
         {deflect}, {avert}, {head off}, {stave off}, {fend off},
         {avoid}, {ward off}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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