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obviate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word obviate
Definition
(verb) do away with
Definition
(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
(verb) do away with
Definition
(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Synonyms :
avert
,
avoid
,
debar
,
deflect
,
fend off
,
forefend
,
forfend
,
head off
,
stave off
,
ward off
Example Sentence
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obviate
obviate - viate sounds like deviate, deviate yourself from studying(happen something)....
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by bhavanasrini
by bhavanasrini
ob+viate .. viate can be rhymed with void.. and making void means removing something.. hence getting rid of..
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by muffisoni
by muffisoni
if it is obvious you can obviate it easily (you can prevent it), obvious and obviate sound similar
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by lamardebater
by lamardebater
obviate = ob-'prevent' + viate 'via [=way]'
prevent the way ~ we don't go that way
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by pateheo
by pateheo
OBVIously i ATE poison bcoz i wanted to GET RID OF my life..!!!!!!............:D
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by verbal800
by verbal800
Obviate : A-void-it
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by gardenforhealth
by gardenforhealth
Relate it with "obvious"...
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by vidz
by vidz
ob = obese
ate = eat
obese person avoids to eat
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by saurabhkumar87
by saurabhkumar87
ob+viate(sounds like violate) which means get rid off something.
2 2
by prithvikalakota
by prithvikalakota
obviate sounds like obliviate spell in harry potter which is used to remove the memory of someone
so get rid of
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by parthrsingh
by parthrsingh
ob+vi+ate--- if we are OBese(fat) then VI(we) should be OB(against) ATE(eating), i.e., we should PREVENT AND AVOID eating too much
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by nikhilparasher
by nikhilparasher
obviate=obvious+ate
a necessary thing is obvious and to eat it makes it unnecessary
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by sharpspecial007
by sharpspecial007
obviate sounds like ob (ab - now ) violate thus avoid
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by uday106
by uday106
Dont go to iOB bank it is not safe for money transfer avoid it.
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by sansecretcp
by sansecretcp
OOhhh..Deviate ..and prevent it from happening
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by VICKYPAWAN11
by VICKYPAWAN11
