Obviate
Pronunciation : Ob"vi*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. obviare; ob (see Ob-) + viare to go, fr. via way. See Voyage.]
Definition : 1. To meet in the way. [Obs.] Not to stir a step to obviate any of a different religion. Fuller.
2. To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going. To lay down everything in its full light, so as to obviate all exceptions. Woodward.
t. [imp. & p. p. Obviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obviating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913