obviateverb · Level 2 SAT1To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficultyA thorough inspection before purchase would have helped to obviate the costly repairs that followed.ModuleLevel 2Registeracademic, argumentCollectionCollection 084SAT Plus planAlso in Collection 084obstruct, dramatize, deprave, forebode, outdo, deform, demonstrate, extinguish and 1 more