| VERB | stative | obviate, rid of, eliminate | do away with |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | obviate, debar, forefend, forfend, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off | prevent the occurrence of |
| Sounds | aa'bviyey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Do away with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | rid of, eliminate | |
| Narrower | preclude, rule out, close out | make impossible, especially beforehand |
| Opposite | necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand | require as useful, just, or proper |
| Spanish | deshacerse, eliminar, librarse, obviar | |
| Catalan | desfer-se, deslliurar-se, eliminar, obviar | |
| Nouns | obviation | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
| Meaning | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening / happening. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | debar, forefend, forfend, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off | |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
| Spanish | alejar, atajar, capear, desviar, detener, eludir, esquivar, evitar, obviar, prevenir, prohibir | |
| Catalan | eludir, evitar, prevenir | |
| Nouns | obviation | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
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