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obviar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • obviate verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.

Senses

obviar 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.

obviate — full definition

  1. verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
  2. verb To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
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