English / word
obviate
verb C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
to remove a need or difficulty; to prevent or make unnecessary
In context
01
Installing solar water heaters will obviate the need for fossil-fuel boilers.
02
This new system obviates the need for manual data entry.
Synonyms
prevent,eliminate,avoid
Antonyms
allow,permit,require
Collocations
obviate the need,obviate the necessity,obviate problems
Verb forms
Past: obviated · Past participle: obviated · -ing: obviating