单词	obviate
释义	obviateob‧vi‧ate /ˈɒbvieɪt $ ˈɑːb-/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINobviate Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin past participle of obviare ‘to meet, be unharmed by’, from Latin obviam ‘in the way’ Verb Table VERB TABLE obviate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they obviate he, she, it obviates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they obviated Present perfect I, you, we, they have obviated he, she, it has obviated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had obviated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will obviate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have obviated Continuous Form Present I am obviating he, she, it is obviating you, we, they are obviating Past I, he, she, it was obviating you, we, they were obviating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been obviating he, she, it has been obviating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been obviating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be obviating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been obviating Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He also expressed optimism that an acceptable constitutional arrangement could be agreed which would obviate the need for Quebec to seek independence. The goal is simply to raise serum sodium enough to obviate the risk of seizures. The practice above suggested should obviate this. The settlement, which concluded four months of negotiations, obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court. The widening or duplication of tunnels to obviate one way working of wide barges soas to avoid long delays. They rolled up and down perfectly and their presence obviated the need for curtains. This interpretation obviates a problem that can not be resolved on the views of Guthrie, Rohde, and Nilsson. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► obviates the need  The new treatment obviates the need for surgery. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► need · The settlement, which concluded four months of negotiations, obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court.· That violence was unacceptable obviated the need to search for a sufficient cause.· They rolled up and down perfectly and their presence obviated the need for curtains.· But such divine activity does not obviate the urgent need for witness.· He also expressed optimism that an acceptable constitutional arrangement could be agreed which would obviate the need for Quebec to seek independence.· Instead, data are provided directly and more timely to obviate this need.· I obviate the need to travel.· My language awareness course is intended to obviate the need for it by enabling any teacher to learn alongside the pupils. formal to prevent or avoid a problem or the need to do something SYN  eliminate:  The new treatment obviates the need for surgery.
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