obviate
verb
- 1
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
- 2
do away with
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prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
do away with
Also useful for “obviate”:Scrabble— High-value letters — see what it scores