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obviate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈäbvēˌāt/,
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obviated, past tense; obviated, past participle; obviates, 3rd person singular present; obviating, present participle;
  1. Remove (a need or difficulty)
    • - the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains
  2. Avoid; prevent
    • - a parachute can be used to obviate disaster
  1. do away with
  2. debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
  3. (obviating) preclusive: made impossible
  4. (obviation) the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
  5. To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary
  6. (v) - to anticipate and prevent, to render pointless
  7. (verb) make unnecessary