Obviate

[v] prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
[v] do away with

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Synonyms

avert, avoid, debar, deflect, eliminate, fend off, head off, rid of, stave off, ward off

Antonyms

ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take

Related Terms

anticipate, avert, bar, debar, deflect, deter, discourage, dishearten, estop, exclude, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, help, interfere, interpose, intervene, keep from, keep off, preclude, prevent, prohibit, repel, rule out, save, stave off,