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OBVIATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

Synonyms:

forestalling; obviation; preclusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("obviation" is a kind of...):

bar; prevention (the act of preventing)

Derivation:

obviate (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening)

obviate (do away with)

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