Obviate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

do away with

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːbvɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒbvɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒbvɪˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːbvɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rid of avert fend off forfend ward off stave off eliminate avoid deflect forefend head off debar

Antonyms

necessitate

Parts of Speech

verb	do away with
verb	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening “Let's avoid a confrontation”

Word Forms

obviation	noun	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
avertible	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
avertable	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
avoidable	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vermeiden

abschaffen

🇫🇷French

obvier

supprimer

🇪🇸Spanish

evitar

acabar con

🇮🇹Italian

ovviare

farla finita

🇳🇱Dutch

voorkomen

weg doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

obviar a

acabar com

🇷🇺Russian

избегать

покончить с

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुक्त हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিহার করা

দূর করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர்க்கவும்

ஒழிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగించు

దూరంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दूर करणे

दूर करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವಾರಿಸು

ದೂರ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਨਾਲ ਦੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھٹکارا

کے ساتھ دور کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消除

废除

🇯🇵Japanese

回避する

廃止する

🇰🇷Korean

제거하다

없애다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

loại bỏ

loại bỏ đi

🇹🇭Thai

หลบเลี่ยง

ทำไปด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

meniadakan

singkirkan

🇵🇭Filipino

iwasan

alisin mo

🇲🇾Malay

mengelak

hapuskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجنب

تخلص من

🇮🇷Persian

از بین بردن

🇹🇷Turkish

önlemek

ortadan kaldırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל

לְחַסֵל

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'obviate'?

The primary meaning of 'obviate' is 'do away with'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'obviate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'obviate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'obviate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'obviate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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