1. Do away with
   - rid of, eliminate 
2. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
   - debar, forefend, forfend, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

Derived forms: obviates, obviating, obviated

See also: obviation

Type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

Antonym: necessitate

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