Obviate

Ob´vi`ate

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Obviated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Obviating.]
	1.	To meet in the way. Not to stir a step to obviate any of a different religion. - Fuller.
	2.	To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going. To lay down everything in its full light, so as to obviate all exceptions. - Woodward.

Verb	1.	obviate - do away with Synonyms: rid of, eliminate Antonyms: necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
	2.	obviate - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" Synonyms: deflect, fend off, head off, stave off, ward off, avert, avoid, debar