obviate
(verb)
verb
1. do away with
Similar word(s): eliminate
Definition categories: stative
2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Similar word(s): avert, avoid, debar, deflect, forefend, forfend
Definition categories: social, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Sentences with obviate as a verb:
- VoIP obviated traditional expensive long-distance telephone service.