obviate
/ˈɑbviˌeɪt/
to remove a need or difficulty
obviate in a sentence
“The new process obviates the need for approval.”
Origin of obviate
Late Latin obviare to prevent from Latin obvius in the way from ob- against + via way
Related Words
preclude
to prevent from happening; make impossible
supersede
to take the place of something previously in use
antecedent
a thing that existed or came before another
coalesce
to come together to form one mass or whole
conflate
to combine two or more things into one
bifurcate
to divide into two branches or parts