overbodig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dispensable adj Able to be done without; easily replaced.
- obviate verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- otiose adj Having no effect.
- redundant adjective No longer needed; superfluous.
- unnecessarily adverb In a way that is not needed.
Senses
overbodig is used for these senses in English:
- obviate (transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- otiose Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
- redundant Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
- unneeded Not needed.
dispensable — full definition
- adj Able to be done without; easily replaced.
- adj Capable of being dispensed.
- adj Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
- adj Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
obviate — full definition
- verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- verb To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).