Difference between Obviate and Avoid

OBVIATE vs AVOID: VERB

Do away with
To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary; to avoid a future problem or difficult situation.
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

To keep from happening or render unnecessary. : prevent.
To meet in the way.
To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary.

To stay clear of; go around or away from.
To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone).
To prevent from happening.
To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of.
To refrain from (doing something).
To annul or make void; invalidate.
To void or expel.
To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
To emit or throw out; to void.
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from.
To get rid of.
To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.

To meet.
To meet half-way, as difficulties or objections; hence, to meet and dispose of; clear out of the way; remove.
Get rid of something
Prevent the occurrence of
Prevent from happening

To make void; annul; make of no effect: chiefly used in legal phraseology: as, this grant cannot be avoided without injustice to the grantee.
To empty.
To eject; throw out; drive out.
To quit; evacuate; depart from.
To shun; keep away from; eschew: as, to avoid expense, danger, or bad company.
To get rid of; get out or clear of.
Synonyms To escape, elude, evade, keep clear of.
To become void, vacant, or empty.
To retire; withdraw.
Prevent from happening
Prevent the occurrence of
Keep away from
Stay clear from

Circumvent, Sidestep, Prevent, Alleviate, Preclude, Head off, Ward off, Rid of, Fend off, Debar, Deflect, Stave off, Avert, Avoid, Eliminate

Desist from, Head off, Keep off, Ward off, Void, Fend off, Debar, Annul, Invalidate, Nullify, Quash, Deflect, Obviate, Stave off, Avert

Remedy, Avoiding, Counteract, Circumvent, Sidestep, Prevent, Preclude, Rid of, Fend off, Debar, Deflect, Stave off, Avert, Avoid, Eliminate

Sidestep, Forestall, Minimize, Prevent, Keep from, Void, Fend off, Debar, Invalidate, Nullify, Quash, Deflect, Obviate, Stave off, Avert

This, of course, would obviate the rule in MBM Fin.
Do these considerations obviate any UN role in such negotiations?
Care must be taken in reassembly to obviate oil leaks.
SYN: Remove, displace, obviate, oust, recal, neutralize, overrule, suspend, supplant.
Knowledge of the future does not obviate free will.
English does not obviate the need for other languages.
This question helps obviate thematic vagabonding and tunnel vision.
Effective use of rhetorical questions may obviate this problem.
Catalina will obviate the need for an antivirus utility.
Family Services that Obviate Need for Child Placement.

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How to avoid getting the pizza all watery?
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How to avoid misdiagnosis and enable early intervention?
Avoid storing in freezer portion of a refrigerator.
Avoid going to other locations in the hospital.
Limiting bursts of packets helps to avoid congestion.
So, always check dividends before to avoid investing in a scheme with no dividends, and after to avoid missing the payout.
Maintain adequate hydration, avoid alkaline urine to avoid crystalluria.
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