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OBVIATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obviation mean? 

OBVIATION (noun)
  The noun OBVIATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectivelyplay

  Familiarity information: OBVIATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OBVIATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

forestalling; obviation; preclusion

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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