| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| obviate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ob·vi·ate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   b v - t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: ob·vi·at·ed, ob·vi·at·ing, ob·vi·ates
To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See synonyms at prevent. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin obvire, obvit-, to hinder, from obvius, in the way. See obvious. | | OTHER FORMS: | obvi·ation —NOUN
obvi·ator —NOUN
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