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.
To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand:
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To exclude or shut out; bar.
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To refrain from (doing something):
rid-of
do away with
To get rid of; remove:
Preclude is defined as to prevent something from happening or to prevent someone from doing something.
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.
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To give opportunity or possibility
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
To require something to be brought about.
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
To hold back or keep in check; control:
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, avert, forestall, prevent, ward, rule out, stave off, nip-in-the-bud and allow.
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