ŏb'vē-āt'
(Sports) To block an opponent
(Intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened (i.e. between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.
Book of Common Prayer
permit (antonym)
To give opportunity or possibility
help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand:
To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity:
allow (related)
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
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To exclude or shut out; bar.
To refrain from (doing something):
rid-of
do away with
To get rid of; remove:
necessitate (antonym)
To require something to be brought about.
negate (related)
do-away-with (related)
circumvent (related)
hinder (related)
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
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restrain (related)
To hold back or keep in check; control:
To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
To interfere is defined as to create an obstacle or get involved in other peoples' business.
Find another word for obviate. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for obviate, like: block, intervene, forfend, prevent, ward, permit, help, avert, forestall, preclude and rule out.
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