obviar — meaning in English

English meaning

• obviate verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
• skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

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.
• skip (transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
• stave off (idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.

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).

skip — full definition

1. verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
2. verb To leave out or not do something you would normally do.
3. verb To not attend something, especially a class or meeting.
4. verb To leave suddenly, often to avoid trouble.
5. noun (UK) A large open container for waste and rubble, often left outside a building site.

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