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Obviate Prevent Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• make impossible, especially beforehand

37%15Obviate the necessity of
verb

• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

30%5Obviate
verb

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn away or aside

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