obviating

Describes something that makes a need or difficulty unnecessary; serving to prevent or remove.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das eine Notwendigkeit oder Schwierigkeit überflüssig macht; dazu dienend, etwas zu verhindern oder zu beseitigen.

1. Made unnecessary or prevented C1 formal

   Describing something that has been made unnecessary or avoided, typically by taking prior action.

   • The new safety measures were obviating any risk of accidents.
   • His careful planning was obviating the need for last-minute changes.
   • The automated system was obviating the manual checks entirely.

   🇩🇪Vermeidet

• more obviating comparative form
• most obviating superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of removing or preventing a need or difficulty, making something unnecessary.

• 🇩🇪Etwas überflüssig machen, indem man dem zuvor kommt oder es beseitigt; die Notwendigkeit oder Schwierigkeit von etwas vermeiden oder ausschließen.

1. Remove or prevent C1 formal

   To remove a need or difficulty; to prevent something from happening.

   • The new software obviates the need for manual data entry.
   • Proper planning can obviate many potential problems.
   • His apology obviated the need for further discussion.

   🇩🇪Beseitigen oder verhindern

   Synonyme: avertavoidcountereliminateforestallprecludepreventremove

   Antonyme: allowcausecreateintroducenecessitatepermitrequire

• obviated past participle
• obviated past simple
• obviating present participle
• obviates third person singular