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obviate
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")
Antonyms of verb obviate
1 of 2 senses of obviate
Sense 1
obviate, rid of, eliminate
Antonym of necessitate (Sense 1)
=>necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb obviate
1 of 2 senses of obviate
Sense 1
obviate, rid of, eliminate
=> preclude, rule out, close out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
'Cause To' of verb obviate
Derived Forms of verb obviate
2 senses of obviate
Sense 1
obviate, rid of, eliminate
RELATED TO>(noun) obviation#1
=> obviation, forestalling, preclusion
Sense 2
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
RELATED TO>(noun) obviation#1
=> obviation, forestalling, preclusion
Domain of verb obviate
Domain Terms of verb obviate
Familiarity of verb obviate
obviate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb obviate
2 senses of obviate
Sense 1
obviate, rid of, eliminate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb obviate
1 of 2 senses of obviate
Sense 2
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
=> save, make unnecessary
=> debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> stop, halt, block, kibosh
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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Grep of verb obviate
obviate
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